Statutory right for leaseholders to access information

That this House recognises the experience of leaseholders whose homes are destroyed by fire, such as those who held leases in the Spectrum Building in Dagenham which suffered this fate on 26 August 2024; notes that there is currently no legal requirement for full disclosure of information passed between the freeholder and insurer to the leaseholders regarding the safety and fire resilience of a residential building; considers the challenges faced by leaseholders who lose their home whilst still having mortgage repayments to meet in addition to temporary accommodation costs after the building insurer’s cover expires; calls on the Government to revise leaseholder’s statutory rights as part of the upcoming Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill to ensure leaseholders have full access to information and data collected by freeholders and the building insurer during forensic investigations carried out after a fire, and technical documents about their buildings, such as the fire strategy and any as-built drawings and plans held by the freeholder; and recognises that this information is required in order that leaseholders may be in a stronger and more informed position to seek financial redress when disasters result in the loss of their property.