Developer remediation contract
Government wrote to developers on 30 January 2023 asking them to sign a contract committing them to remediate unsafe buildings which they developed.
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The government wrote to major housebuilders and other large developers on 30 January 2023 saying that it expected them to sign the developer remediation contract by 13 March 2023.
Once signed, the contract requires developers to:
- Take responsibility for all necessary work to address life-critical fire-safety defects arising from the design and construction of buildings 11 metres and over in height that they developed or refurbished in England over the 30 years ending on 4 April 2022.
- Keep residents in those buildings informed about progress towards meeting this commitment.
- Reimburse taxpayers for funding spent on remediating their buildings.
These requirements reflect a public pledge signed by 49 developers last year. Once signed, the contract makes the pledge commitments legally binding.
As of 31 January 2024, 55 developers have signed the contract.
Four developers who signed the pledge were subsequently found not to have developed buildings within the scope of the contract. Those developers have therefore not been required to sign the contract at this stage. They may be asked to sign the contract in future if information emerges indicating that they did in fact develop buildings which are in scope.
The government has made clear that eligible developers who refuse to sign the contract or fail to comply with its terms face significant consequences.
Developers who have signed the contract:
1. Abbey Developments Limited
2. Allison Homes Group Limited
3. Ballymore Limited
4. Barratt Developments PLC
5. Bellway PLC
6. Bewley Group Limited
7. Bloor Investments Limited
8. Bouygues (UK) Limited
9. Broadthorpe Limited (parent company for William Davis Homes)
10. Cala Group (Holdings) Limited
11. Canary Wharf Group PLC
12. C.G. Fry and Son Limited
13. Churchill Retirement PLC
14. Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC
15. Croudace Homes Group Limited
16. Dandara Living Holdings Limited
17. Emerson Developments (Holdings) Limited (parent company for Jones Homes)
18. Fairview Holdings Limited
19. Frasers Property (UK) Ltd
20. Galliard Group Limited
21. Grosvenor Group Limited
22. Hill Holdings Limited
23. Hopkins Home Group Limited
24. Inland Homes PLC*
25. Jelson Holdings Limited
26. Keepmoat Limited
27. Land Securities Group PLC
28. Lendlease Europe Holdings Limited
29. Lifestory Holdings Limited (also covers Anthology Group)
30. London Square Development (Holdings) Limited
31. McCarthy & Stone Limited
32. Miller Homes Limited
33. MJ Gleeson PLC
34. Morgan Sindall Group PLC (parent company for Lovell and Muse)
35. Morris Homes Group Limited
36. Persimmon Public Limited Company
37. Redrow PLC
38. Regal Holdco Limited (parent company for Regal London)
39. Rowland Group Limited
40. Rydon Group Holdings Limited
41. Seven Capital PLC
42. Sorbon Group Limited (parent company for Shanly Homes)
43. St Modwen Group Holdings Company Limited
44. Story Homes Limited
45. Strata Homes Group Limited
46. Taylor Wimpey PLC
47. Telford Homes Limited
48. The Berkeley Group Holdings PLC
49. The British Land Company PLC
50. Tilia Homes Limited
51. Vistry Group PLC
52. Viva Midco Limited (parent company for Avant Homes)
53. Wates Group Limited
54. Watkin Jones PLC
55. Weston Group PLC
*This developer is in administration. The Department has taken steps to contact responsible entities covered by Inland Homes’ developer remediation contract. If you are the responsible party for a building developed by this developer and are concerned about its eligibility for remediation of life-critical fire safety defects, please contact Building.Safety@levellingup.gov.uk.
The list of signatories will be kept up to date.
Developers who signed the pledge but were subsequently found not to have developed buildings which are within its scope:
1. Davidsons
2. MacTaggart & Mickel
3. Robertson
4. Wain Homes
Responsible Actors Scheme
On 3 July 2023, regulations to establish a Responsible Actors Scheme for residential developers under sections 126-129 of the Building Safety Act 2022 were signed into law. On 21 July 2023, government launched the Responsible Actors Scheme.
The Scheme will recognise action taken by responsible developers to identify and remediate or pay to remediate life-critical fire safety defects in residential buildings 11 metres or over in height which they developed or refurbished in England over the 30 years to 4 April 2022.
The Scheme requires as a condition of membership that eligible developers enter into a contract with the Secretary of State containing the self-remediation terms as published on 16 March 2023. Those terms appear on this page (PDF, 2.01 MB). They include corrections to minor errata in a superseded version of the developer remediation contract which was published on 30 January 2023.
The self-remediation terms as at 16 March 2023, to which the draft Regulations refer, are final and not subject to further change.
Last updated 16 February 2024 + show all updates
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Added Bouygues (UK) Limited to the list of developers who have signed the contract.
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Added Watkin Jones PLC to the list of developers who have signed the contract.
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Added Wates Group Limited to the list of developers who have signed the contract.
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Added Seven Capital PLC to the list of developers who have signed the contract.
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Transferred Abbey Developments Limited from the list of developers who have yet to sign the contract to the list of developers who have signed the contract.
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Updated information about the Responsible Actors Scheme.
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Transferred Rydon Group Holdings Limited from the list of developers who have yet to sign the contract to the list of developers who have signed the contract.
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Transferred Dandara Living Holdings Limited from the list of developers who have yet to sign the contract to the list of developers who have signed the contract.
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Added Regal Holdco Limited (parent company for Regal London) to the list of developers who have signed the contract.
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Transferred Viva Midco Limited (parent company for Avant Homes) from the list of developers who have yet to sign the contract to the list of developers who have signed the contract.
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Added information on the draft Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 2023 that were laid in Parliament on 25 April 2023.
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Transferred Emerson Developments (Holdings) Limited (parent company for Jones Homes) from the list of developers who have yet to sign the contract to the list of developers who have signed the contract.
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Transferred Galliard Homes from the list of developers who have yet to sign the contract to the list of developers who have signed the contract.
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Transferred Inland Homes PLC from the list of developers who have yet to sign the contract to the list of developers who have signed the contract.
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Transferred Lendlease Europe Holdings Limited from the list of developers who have yet to sign the contract to the list of developers who have signed the contract.
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Transferred Ballymore Limited from the list of developers who have yet to sign the contract to the list of developers who have signed the contract.
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Transferred London Square Development (Holdings) Limited and Telford Homes Limited from the list of developers who have yet to sign the contract to the list of developers who have signed the contract.
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Added lists of developers that have signed, are yet to sign or exempt from signing the developer remediation contract.
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