Barry calls for an urgent windfall tax to help leaseholders stuck in limbo

Barry asked a question to Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Housing, in his statement on Building Safety.

In his question, Barry said that the Secretary of State’s statement focused on cladding, when the vast majority of leaseholders in unsafe homes are suffering from other insulation and fire stopping defects.

Barry also noted that many of the companies who will be asked to ‘pay up’ have gone into voluntary liquidation. Barry asked the Secretary of State whether he will implement a windfall tax on the whole industry now.

Many leaseholders in Brent North and around the country have been waiting 3 years in purdah and need some urgent clarity and leadership from the government on this issue.

You can watch his question in full below.