MPs defeat amendment protecting residents from crippling fire safety costs

By Tom Lowe2021-04-29T10:29:00

Overall bill facing leaseholders could run to £10bn

Legislation which could see hundreds of thousands of leaseholders facing crippling fire safety bills of up to £100,000 is close to becoming law after MPs voted against an amendment to the Fire Safety Bill.

Despite a significant rebellion of 32 Conservative MPs, the government defeated a Lords amendment to protect residents of buildings from the bills with the commons voting 322 to 256 yesterday.

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