Responses and correspondence - Building Regulations and Fire Safety
Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC)
The Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development has written a follow-up letter to Lee Rowley MP re-iterating his concerns about the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in residential buildings.
Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC)
The Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development has written a letter to Lee Rowley MP expressing his concern about reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) and the safety of our built environment.
Grenfell Tower sixth anniversary - letter to the PM
The Mayor has written to the Prime Minister ahead of the Grenfell Tower fire sixth anniversary.
Response to Sprinklers in care homes, removal of national classes, and staircases in residential buildings consultation
The Mayor has responded to the Sprinklers in care homes, removal of national classes, and staircases in residential buildings consultation.
Response to Emergency Evacuation Information Sharing consultation
The Mayor has responded to the The Emergency Evacuation Information Sharing (EEIS) consultation.
Grenfell Tower fire fifth anniversary - letter to the PM
The Mayor has written to the Prime Minister ahead of the Grenfell Tower fire fifth anniversary.
Response to call for evidence on new building safety measures
The Mayor has responded to the Select Committee for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities' call for evidence on the government's building safety measures, announced in January 2022.
Open letter to building owners/ managers of residential blocks
The Mayor of London has written an open letter to London building owners/ managers of residential blocks.
The letter contains important recommendations to improve building safety.
Open letter to London building owners and landlords
The Mayor has written an open letter requesting London's building owners and landlords to disclose building safety information with current and prospective residents
Subletting of shared ownership properties and EWS1
The Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development has written an open letter to the lending industry on subletting of shared ownership properties in response to delays in the External Wall System process.
Building safety levy consultation response
This is the Mayor's response to the government's proposed building safety levy.
Residential Property Developer Tax
The Mayor has responded to the consultation on Residential Property Developer Tax.
The building safety crisis, EWS1 forms and subletting
The Executive Director for Housing and Land has written to GLA partners on the approach to subletting.
Subletting rules for shared ownership leaseholders
The Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development has responded to a formal request for the GLA to urgently review subletting rules for shared ownership leaseholders.
Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans
The Mayor has responded to the government consultation on Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans.
Grenfell Tower fire fourth anniversary - letter to the PM
The Mayor has written to the Prime Minister ahead of the Grenfell Tower fire fourth anniversary
Fire Risk Assessments
The Mayor has written to the Secretary of State and the Home Secretary asking for the Government to introduce a new duty for building owners and landlords to share Fire Risk Assessments with their residents.
Pre-Legislative scrutiny of the draft Building Safety Bill
The Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development has responded to the call for evidence on the draft building safety bill and the proposed new regime.
Letter on the EWS1 Crisis
The Mayor has written to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to outline his concerns over the EWS1 crisis and call for urgent government action.
Replacement panel member for the Grenfell Tower Inquiry
The Mayor has written to the Prime Minister urging him to appoint a replacement panel member for the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
Role of race and discrimination in Grenfell Tower Tragedy
The Mayor has called for the Grenfell Tower Inquiry to put a greater focus on whether race and discrimination were factors in the tragedy.
In a letter to Inquiry Chair, Sir Martin Moore-Bick, the Mayor set out his belief that the Inquiry's terms of reference failed to include wider questions about social housing and treatment of tenants.
Grenfell Tower fire third anniversary - letter to the PM
The Mayor has written to the Prime Minister ahead of the Grenfell Tower fire third anniversary.
Letter on the Building Safety Fund's impact on social landlords
In May 2020, the Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development wrote to Lord Greenhalgh about the impact of the new Building Safety Fund on social landlords.
Call for evidence on 'Cladding: progress on remediation'
Review of the ban on use of combustible materials on buildings
Mayor's response to the government's consultation to review the ban on the use of combustible materials in and on the external walls of buildings.
Open letter to building owners and managers in London
In March 2020, the Mayor published an open letter to building owners and managers in London calling on them to take urgent action to improve the safety of residential blocks, informed by the recommendations made by the Phase 1 report.
Call for evidence on risk prioritisation in existing buildings
Mayor's response to the call for evidence on risk prioritisation in existing buildings.
Letter to the Secretary of State on building safety in London
In December 2019, the Mayor and members of the Homes for Londoners Board wrote a letter to Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to point out the scale of the building safety problem in London and set out key issues where concerted and decisive government is necessary to improve the safety of residents.
Consultation on sprinklers and other fire safety measures
Mayor's response to the consultation on sprinklers and other fire safety measures in new high-rise blocks of flats.
Consultation on new building safety regulatory regime (July 2019)
GLA response to the consultation about a new building safety regulatory regime following on from the recommendations in Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety.
Consultation on technical review of Approved Document B
Mayor's response to the consultation on the technical review of Approved Document B of the Building Regulations.
Consultation on clarification of Approved Document B
Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety
Mayor's response to Dame Judith Hackitt's Independent Review of Building Regulations.
Consultation on banning the use of combustible materials
Consultation on assessments in lieu of tests
Mayor's response to consultation on assessments in lieu of tests in Approved Document B (fire safety).
Building Regulations and Fire Safety: Interim Report
Mayor's response to Dame Judith Hackitt's 'Building a Safer Future: Building Regulations and Fire Safety: Interim Report' published in December 2017.
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