Building Safety Act 2022: What Were You Told When Buying?
The Building Safety Act 2022 may become a personal concern when you discover an unexpected remediation bill, uncertainty about your lease’s protection or missing documents holding up your flat sale.
What was established about the building and your potential financial exposure before you bought?
The articles below explore qualifying and non-qualifying leases, previous owners’ circumstances, collectively owned freeholds and the information requested during conveyancing. The English leaseholder cost-protection framework depends on the particular building, lease and statutory conditions.
The protection is different from what you expected. What were you told when you bought?
Perhaps you have discovered that your lease does not qualify for the protection you assumed, that collective freehold ownership affects your position or that building-safety costs are now complicating a sale or remortgage.
Visit When I Bought’s cladding and building-safety page to explore the purchase records and advice that may matter. Tell us when you bought, what you understood and what has now emerged.
Unexpected building-safety problem? Start with what you were told →
You do not need to decide whether anyone was at fault before starting a conversation. Responsibility depends on the purchase date, circumstances and advice given. When I Bought is a Lexsure service, not a law firm.
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Building Safety Guidance for Conveyancers: Key Checks
Originally published December 2023. Updated October 2026. Building safety guidance for conveyancers should help answer three connected questions: what is known about the building, what financial protections apply to the lease, and what does the mortgage lender require? This article originally reported an update to the Conveyancing Association’s guidance. It now sets out practical checks…