Schedule 8: Remediation costs under qualifying leases Paragraph 16: Information from landlords Proposed use of power
The power at paragraph 16 will be used to make regulations requiring information and documents to be provided by landlords to leaseholders. This information will need to be provided alongside the landlord certificate mentioned in paragraph 14. Landlords will also be required to provide information in respect of costs incurred by leaseholders in the five years leading up to commencement in respect of relevant measures. Where a relevant building has multiple relevant landlords, provision will also be made requiring the sharing of information between such landlords. Provision will also be made in connection with an application to the First-tier Tribunal should the landlord fail to comply with the regulations made under paragraph 6.
Example
Following the leaseholder protections coming into force, the landlord must determine the costs that leaseholders have paid out in the five years leading up to commencement. Leaseholders in a ten-storey building in Manchester have each been towards a waking watch patrol. Following commencement, the landlord informs qualifying leaseholders in the building that they have each paid £2,000 to date in costs towards the waking watch. The landlord informs leaseholders that this means their maximum liability going forward in respect of historical building safety defects is £8,000.