The secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities has revealed the names of the housebuilders who have signed up to the government’s ‘remediation contract’.
Following the expiry of the deadline for housebuilders to sign the contract yesterday (14 March), Michael Gove said he had secured the signature of 39 developers, including the top 10 biggest in the UK.
The likes of Barratt, Bellway, Berkeley, Crest Nicholson and Fairview have all signed the legally binding contract, which will see them pay to fix “unsafe buildings they developed or refurbished”.
Four developers who signed the pledge were subsequently found not to have developed buildings within the scope of the contract and those developers have not been required to sign the contract at this stage, but Gove said 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”.
Eleven developers failed to sign the contract before the deadline, including Galliard, Telford and Ballymore (see full list below).
Gove said: “I have been clear all along – those that are responsible for this crisis must pay. So, I am grateful to those developers who have done the right thing today by signing this legally binding contract. We will be monitoring their progress on remediation very closely, to ensure this work is completed urgently and safely. For those developers that have taken responsibility, today offers the chance for a reset, so we can get on and build more of the safe, decent and affordable homes we so desperately need.
“To those developers that have failed to sign the contract without good reason, let me be very clear – we are coming after you. If you do not sign, you will not be able to operate freely in the housing market. Your investors will see that your business model is broken – only responsible developers are welcome here.”
The government said it will publish information next week on how developers will be prohibited from carrying out major development or from receiving building control approval unless they sign and adhere to the contract, using Building Safety Act 2022 powers.
Regulations will establish the Responsible Actors Scheme and set out the criteria for eligibility and the conditions of membership, and any eligible developers that fails to sign the contract will not be able to join the scheme and will be subject to the prohibitions.
Developers who have signed the contract:
1. Allison Homes Group Limited
2. Barratt Developments PLC
3. Bellway PLC
4. The Berkeley Group Holdings PLC
5. Bewley Group Limited
6. Bloor Investments Limited
7. The British Land Company PLC
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. MJ Gleeson PLC
17. Grosvenor Group Limited
18. Hill Holdings Limited
19. Hopkins Home Group Limited
20. Jelson Holdings Limited
21. Keepmoat Limited
22. Land Securities Group PLC
23. Lifestory Holdings Limited (also covers Anthology Group)
24. McCarthy & Stone Limited
25. Miller Homes Limited
26. Morgan Sindall Group PLC (parent company for Lovell and Muse)
27. Morris Homes Group Limited
28. Persimmon Public Limited Company
29. Redrow PLC
30. Rowland Group Limited
31. Sorbon Group Limited (parent company for Shanly Homes)
32. St Modwen Group Holdings Company Limited
33. Story Homes Limited
34. Strata Homes Group Limited
35. Taylor Wimpey PLC
36. Tilia Homes Limited
37. Vistry Group PLC
38. Weston Group PLC
39. William Davis Homes
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 (as of 14 March):
1. Abbey Developments
2. Avant
3. Ballymore
4. Dandara
5. Emerson Group (Jones Homes)
6. Galliard Homes
7. Inland Homes
8. Lendlease
9. London Square
10. Rydon Homes
11. Telford Homes
