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<p>The Department are undertaking legal action against Grey GR, a subsidiary of Railpen.</p><p>The
Department wrote to Grey GR regarding Cardinal Lofts and Timblebeck in November 2022
and February 2023, and again regarding Cardinal Lofts in March 2023, concerning the
safety of residents. Departmental officials last met with Railpen officials today.</p><p>A
copy of the Secretary of State’s correspondence will be placed in the Library of the
House.</p><p>Building owners are legally responsible for making sure their buildings
are safe. Should the residents of an unsafe building need to be evacuated, the Government
expects building owners to provide suitable alternative accommodation until residents
can return home, at the building owner's expense, and for the building to be remediated.</p><p>Regarding
non-qualifying leaseholders we continue to monitor closely the remediation of all
buildings in receipt of public funding, such as from the Building Safety Fund. For
those buildings where the developer or freeholder have agreed to remediate, no costs
should be attributable to leaseholders, whether qualifying or non-qualifying for other
costs. Parliament determined a way forward on this matter in 2022 which we continue
to monitor.</p>
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