If your landlord has not provided a landlord’s certificate, they will not be able to pass on costs to you for repairing your building’s historical safety defects, such as cladding.
Until they provide the certificate, they are presumed to be responsible for the relevant defects and to have met the net worth threshold that prevents them from charging you for this type of work through the service charge.
More information you might find useful
- What is a landlord’s certificate?
- Mandatory information required from landlords: GOV.UK
- Remediation costs: what leaseholders do and do not have to pay: GOV.UK
- Check if you’ll have to pay to fix safety problems with your building: GOV.UK
- How am I protected by the Building Safety Act?
- More Frequently Asked Questions on fire safety
