Responses and correspondence - Building Regulations and Fire Safety

The Mayor has responded to the The Emergency Evacuation Information Sharing (EEIS) consultation.

The Mayor has written to the Prime Minister ahead of the Grenfell Tower fire fifth anniversary.

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.

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.

The Mayor has written an open letter requesting London's building owners and landlords to disclose building safety information with current and prospective residents

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.

This is the Mayor's response to the government's proposed building safety levy.

The Mayor has responded to the consultation on Residential Property Developer Tax.

The Executive Director for Housing and Land has written to GLA partners on the approach to subletting.

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.

The Mayor has responded to the government consultation on Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans.

The Mayor has written to the Prime Minister ahead of the Grenfell Tower fire fourth anniversary

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.

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.

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.

The Mayor has written to the Prime Minister urging him to appoint a replacement panel member for the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

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.

The Mayor has written to the Prime Minister ahead of the Grenfell Tower fire third anniversary.

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.

Mayor's response to the Housing, Communities and Local Government's Committee call for evidence on 'Cladding: progress on remediation.'

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.

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.

Mayor's response to the call for evidence on risk prioritisation in existing buildings.

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.

Mayor's response to the consultation on sprinklers and other fire safety measures in new high-rise blocks of flats.

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.

Mayor's response to the consultation on the technical review of Approved Document B of the Building Regulations.

Mayor's response to the consultation on the clarification of Approved Document B and next steps for part B of the Building Regulations.

Mayor's response to Dame Judith Hackitt's Independent Review of Building Regulations.

Mayor's response to banning the use of combustible materials in the external walls of high-rise residential buildings.

Mayor's response to consultation on assessments in lieu of tests in Approved Document B (fire safety).

Mayor's response to Dame Judith Hackitt's 'Building a Safer Future: Building Regulations and Fire Safety: Interim Report' published in December 2017.