Building Safety Act 2022—landlord’s certificate

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Practice notes

Building Safety Act 2022—landlord’s certificate

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis

Published by a LexisNexis Property Disputes expert

Practice notes
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This Practice Note summarises what landlord’s certificates are under the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022), and the form, content, deadlines for landlord’s certificates (and former landlord’s certificates) and consequences of failure to comply with the relevant statutory provisions.

Landlord’s certificate—when it must be provided and time limits

A landlord’s certificate provides a leaseholder with information relating to the landlord’s net worth and the extent to which the landlord was responsible for identified fire safety defects. This enables a leaseholder to identify whether or not the landlord is prevented from recovering the cost of remedying the defect through the service charge by virtue of:

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    BSA 2022, Schedule 8, paragraph 2 (the para 2 responsibility condition) —ie the landlord was responsible for the defect or associated with the person responsible—see Practice Note: Building Safety Act 2022—landlord and tenant issues — Circumstances where no service charge is payable for remediation; or

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    BSA 2022, Sch 8, paragraph 3 (the para 3 contribution condition) — ie at the qualifying time (14 February 2022 — see Practice Note: Building Safety Act

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