Developer remediation contract

The government wrote to housebuilders and mixed-use developers on 30 January 2023 saying that it expected them to sign the newly published developer remediation contract by 13 March 2023.

Once signed, the contract requires developers to:

• Take responsibility for all necessary work to address life-critical fire-safety defects arising from design and construction of buildings 11 metres and over in height that they developed or refurbished over the last 30 years in England.
• Keep residents in those buildings informed on progress towards meeting this commitment.
• Reimburse taxpayers for funding spent on remediating their buildings.

These requirements reflect a public pledge signed by 49 developers last year. Once signed, the contract makes the pledge commitments legally binding.

As of 1722 March 2023, 4243 developers have signed the contract.

Four developers who signed the pledge were subsequently found not to have developed buildings within the scope of the contract. Those developers have therefore not been required to sign the contract at this stage. They may be asked to sign the contract in future if information emerges indicating that they did in fact develop buildings which are in scope.

The government has made clear that eligible developers who refuse to sign the contract or fail to comply with its terms face significant consequences.

Developers who have signed the contract:

1. Allison Homes Group Limited
2. Ballymore Limited
3. Barratt Developments PLC
4. Bellway PLC
5. Bewley Group Limited
6. Bloor Investments Limited
7. Broadthorpe Limited (parent company for William Davis Homes)
8. Cala Group (Holdings) Limited
9. Canary Wharf Group PLC
10. C.G. Fry and Son Limited
11. Churchill Retirement PLC
12. Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC
13. Croudace Homes Group Limited
14. Fairview Holdings Limited
15. Frasers Property (UK) Ltd
16. Grosvenor Group Limited
17. Hill Holdings Limited
18. Hopkins Home Group Limited
19. Jelson Holdings Limited
20. Keepmoat Limited
21. Land Securities Group PLC
22. Lendlease Europe Holdings Limited
23. Lifestory Holdings Limited (also covers Anthology Group)
23.24. London Square Development (Holdings) Limited
24.25. McCarthy & Stone Limited
25.26. Miller Homes Limited
26.27. MJ Gleeson PLC
27.28. Morgan Sindall Group PLC (parent company for Lovell and Muse)
28.29. Morris Homes Group Limited
29.30. Persimmon Public Limited Company
30.31. Redrow PLC
31.32. Rowland Group Limited
32.33. Sorbon Group Limited (parent company for Shanly Homes)
33.34. St Modwen Group Holdings Company Limited
34.35. Story Homes Limited
35.36. Strata Homes Group Limited
36.37. Taylor Wimpey PLC
37.38. Telford Homes Limited
38.39. The Berkeley Group Holdings PLC
39.40. The British Land Company PLC
40.41. Tilia Homes Limited
41.42. Vistry Group PLC
42.43. Weston Group PLC

The list of signatories will be kept up to date.

Developers who signed the pledge but were subsequently found not to have developed buildings which are within its scope:

1. Davidsons
2. MacTaggart & Mickel
3. Robertson
4. Wain Homes

Developers who have yet to sign the contract:

1. Abbey Developments
2. Avant
3. Dandara
4. Emerson Group (Jones Homes)
5. Galliard Homes
6. Inland Homes
7. Lendlease
8. Rydon Homes