Consultation outcome

​​Building Safety Levy: technical consultation �

Applies to England

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Detail of outcome

ʹapp Building Safety Levy will ensure developers contribute to fixing unsafe buildings, protecting leaseholders and taxpayers from remediation costs. This document summarises the feedback from the second technical consultation on the levy and provides the government’s responses. Feedback from the first consultation was used to develop the proposals outlined in the second technical consultation, which provided a greater level of detail on the operation of the levy, covering the following areas:

  • methodology for levy calculation
  • the collection process
  • disputes and appeals
  • further exclusions
  • public sector equality duty

ʹapp levy will be implemented in Autumn 2026, giving local authorities and developers time to prepare. It is part of the government’s broader effort to improve building safety and prevent future tragedies.

ʹapp levy rates for each local authority are also published in Annex A of the government’s consultation response.


Original consultation

Summary

​​This consultation seeks views on the design and implementation of the building safety levy, which will apply to certain new residential buildings requiring building control approval in England.

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Consultation description

​​ʹapp Building Safety Act 2022 introduced powers to impose a levy on certain new residential buildings in England, to raise revenue to be spent on building safety.

​ʹapp government carried out a consultation on the levy which closed on 7 February 2023. ʹapp results of that consultation have been published online. Feedback from that consultation was used to develop the proposals outlined in this consultation, which provides a greater level of detail on the operation of the levy. This consultation covers

  • ​methodology for levy calculation
  • ​the collection process
  • ​disputes and appeals
  • ​further exclusions

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Published 23 January 2024
Last updated 24 March 2025 show all updates
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