The amendment has been covered a great deal in the press and backed by The Sunday Times. Former Minister of State for Fire Safety Lord Greenhalgh described it as “heavy weight legal stuff” and it’s been recognised as a global precedent by Australian State premier, Ted Baillieu.
PRESS RELEASES
PRESS COVERAGE
Building Safety Remediation Scheme to be Debated in the House of Lords on September 13th 2023
Business London Press: https://www.businesslondonpress.com/health/uk-building-safety-remediation-scheme-faces-critical-debate-in-house-of-lords/
Business Mole : https://www.businessmole.com/uk-building-safety-remediation-scheme-faces-critical-debate-in-the-house-of-lords/
Business Lancashire: https://www.businesslancashire.co.uk/2023/09/07/house-of-lords-to-debate-building-safety-remediation-scheme-on-september-13-2023/
Business Manchester: https://www.businessmanchester.co.uk/2023/09/07/house-of-lords-to-debate-crucial-building-safety-remediation-scheme/
Business Cheshire: https://www.businesscheshire.co.uk/2023/09/07/uk-government-faces-potential-multibillion-pound-bill-in-building-safety-crisis/
Business Mole: https://www.businessmole.com/uk-building-safety-remediation-scheme-faces-critical-debate-in-the-house-of-lords/
Z News: https://www.znewsservice.com/health/uk-building-safety-crisis-sparks-debate-in-house-of-lords/7205/
Today’s Conveyancer recognising the significant public support for the Earl’s amendment:
https://todaysconveyancer.co.uk/building-safety-petition-protect-leaseholders-gathers-momentum
Today’s Conveyancer recognising the significant public support for the Earl’s amendment:
https://todaysconveyancer.co.uk/building-safety-petition-protect-leaseholders-gathers-momentum
British Safety Council – Earl of Lytton – Why the Building Safety Scheme is still urgently needed
A legacy for the Grenfell Tower Tragedy – Rt Revd Bishop Graham Tomlin (Grenfell Bishop)
https://www.seenandunseen.com/legacy-grenfell
Building Engineer – The Earl’s Amendment to protect all leaseholders – 5 Jun
https://www.buildingengineer.org.uk/news/polluter-pays
Yahoo Finance – Covers House of Lords Debate on 24 April https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amendment-seeks-reform-building-safety-180400452.html
German Financial News – Covers House of Lords Debate on 24 April https://finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2023-04/58881527-polluter-pays-policy-team-new-amendment-seeks-to-reform-building-safety-standards-and-deter-banking-crisis-008.htm
Fire Safety Matters – Covers House of Lords Debate on 24 April https://fsmatters.com/Polluter-Pays-Amendment-set-to-be-debated
Todays Conveyancer – Covers House of Lords Debate on 24 April https://todaysconveyancer.co.uk/polluter-pays-solution-building-safety-crisis/
Housing today – Covers House of Lords Debate on 24 April https://housingtoday.co.uk/news/peer-launches-bid-to-force-developers-breaching-building-regulations-to-pay-for-all-defects/5122830.article
News Anyway – Covers House of Lords Debate on 24 April https://newsanyway.com/2023/04/21/new-amendment-plans-to-deter-banking-crisis-and-reform-building-safety-standards/
Press Release Distributor – Covers House of Lords Debate on 24 April https://press.prfire.co.uk/press_releases/new-amendment-seeks-to-reform-building-safety-standards-and-deter-banking-crisis/
Channel 4 News https://linkedin.com/posts/stevemday_channel-4-news-interviews-deepa-mistry-fcca-activity-7029551409045864448-maOh
BBC Radio 4 Today Programme https://youtube.com/watch?v=SxEAjyju-xg https://youtube.com/watch?v=2z22ULzPncs
Church Times – Bishop of London Calls for Polluter Pays https://churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2021/12-november/news/uk/bishop-of-london-repeats-call-for-government-action-on-cladding-costs-crisis
Compassionate Communities https://compassionatecommunitieslondon.org.uk/conversations/the-polluter-pays-amendment
Financial Review Australia – Ted Baillieu Former State Premier of Victoria, Backs Polluter Pays (Global Precedent) https://afr.com/property/commercial/uk-tells-developers-to-repair-dangerous-cladding-20220111-p59nd1
Big Issue – Polluter Pays Campaign part of Top 2022 Change makers https://bigissue.com/news/housing/changemakers-2022-housing-and-homelessness/
Daniel Greenberg CB – Polluter Pays House of Lords Conference Video addressing legal, policy and moral issues https://danielgreenberg.co.uk/house-of-lords/
The Sunday Times – backs the Polluter Pays Amendment (after reviewing legal text) https://thetimes.co.uk/article/the-man-fighting-housebuilders-to-make-them-foot-his-cladding-bill-rcwlt8nmg
Property Mark – backs the Polluter Pays Amendment https://propertyindustryeye.com/propertymark-backs-calls-for-greater-leaseholder-protections/
Association of Residential Managing Agents – backs the Polluter Pays Amendment https://arma.org.uk/arma-welcomes-the-recovery-potential-of-the-polluter-pays-provision-as-an-amendment-to-the-building-safety-bill-2
Letting agent today https://lettingagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2023/2/agents-back-polluter-pays-concept-to-help-leaseholders
Inside Housing https://insidehousing.co.uk/news/government-looking-very-carefully-at-polluter-pays-proposal-for-building-safety-crisis-72102
Inside Housing – The Earl of Lytton https://insidehousing.co.uk/comment/if-the-government-makes-leaseholders-liable-for-building-safety-costs-it-will-need-to-live-with-the-reputational-consequences-74954
Inside Housing – Bishop Graham Tomlin https://insidehousing.co.uk/comment/the-grenfell-community-needs-to-see-more-genuine-change-they-have-waited-too-long-73954
The Big Issue https://bigissue.com/news/environment/have-residents-solved-the-building-safety-crisis-with-the-polluter-pays-bill/
Mortgage Solutions https://mortgagesolutions.co.uk/news/2021/11/0
Mondaq https://mondaq.com/uk/landlord-tenant-leases/1115128/government-considers-polluter-pays-principle-for-cladding
Ringly Group https://ringley.co.uk/blogs/why-the-polluter-pays-principle-should-be-applied-to-cladding
HM Lettings
https://hmllettings.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-polluter-pays-bill/
Public Bill Committee and Parliamentary Support
Evidence : https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/42732/documents/687
Videos from Public Committee
The Proposal – https://twitter.com/polluterpaysbsb/status/1438244909295808513
Parent companies – https://twitter.com/polluterpaysbsb/status/1438234382284820485
SPV handling – https://twitter.com/polluterpaysbsb/status/1438227953494765578
International Arbitration Risk – https://twitter.com/polluterpaysbsb/status/1438238756432138240
Judicial Review Concern – https://twitter.com/polluterpaysbsb/status/1438246331617849346
House of Lords backing of amendment during Building Safety Act Passage
Lord Stunell – https://twitter.com/PolluterPayzBSB/status/1456543599726845952
Bishop of London – https://twitter.com/PolluterPayzBSB/status/1456545703992434703
Earl of Lytton 1 – https://twitter.com/PolluterPayzBSB/status/1456547544918597654
Earl of Lytton 2 – https://twitter.com/PolluterPayzBSB/status/1456548131970162705
Baroness Pinnock – https://twitter.com/PolluterPayzBSB/status/1456548863234482191
Lord Greenhalgh – https://twitter.com/PolluterPayzBSB/status/1456550238915805188