Bellway signed the Building Safety Pledge, which sees Bellway (and other developers who have signed the pledge) commit to:

Fund, undertake or procure at our own cost as quickly as reasonably possible all necessary remediation or mitigation work to address life-critical fire safety issues arising from design, construction or refurbishment defects on buildings above 11 metres in England which Bellway played a role in developing or refurbishing that have been built by the Group between 5 April 1992 and the 5 April 2022.

The standard of remediation will be assessed against the PAS methodology and other relevant industry standards to ensure that affected buildings meet a life-critical safety standard;

Withdraw any buildings that we have played a role in constructing from the Building Safety Fund and ACM Funds, and reimburse any costs incurred to date by those funds; and Publish the pledge on our website and agree a process with DLUHC for contacting building owners of buildings falling within scope, of the pledge, to agree the steps required to meet its objectives.

After extensive and constructive engagement with Government, Bellway signed the Pledge's Self-Remediation Terms in March 2023. Bellway signed the Scottish Accord in July 2023, the Self-Remediation Terms are in development by the Scottish Government. In October 2022, Bellway signed the Welsh Governments Developer Pact and subsequently signed the Self-Remediation Terms (SRT) in May 2023’

Where life-critical fire safety issues arising from design, construction or refurbishment defects on buildings above 11 metres which Bellway played a role in developing or refurbishing that have been built by the Group from 5 April 1992 to 5 April 2022 are found, Bellway will fund, undertake or procure at our own cost as quickly as reasonably possible all necessary remediation or mitigation work to bring the building up to the standards of fire safety required. They do not include any additional works which are deemed as betterment i.e. works in addition to those considered necessary for a building to meet the required standard.

Bellway is liaising with key stakeholders for your development and we have launched this dedicated portal to improve communication with leaseholders and residents

Yes.

No, your building is outside of the scope of the Self-Remediation Terms agreed with Government. Where buildings remain under warranty, claims for defects or safety issues should be made on the Buildmark Warranty provided through the NHBC.

As set out in the Self Remediation Terms, a Fire Risk Assessment of External Walls (FRAEW) and a Fire Safety Assessment will be obtained through an independent Fire Engineer to ensure the building meets a tolerable level of risk under the standard. We will communicate the plans with the responsible entities for the development, leaseholders, residents and other key stakeholders when they are available, and we will organise meetings of the stakeholders to share our plans.

Where a compliant assessment does not already exist, any Fire Risk Assessment of External Walls (FRAEW)/ Fire Safety Assessment will be undertaken by suitably qualified independent fire engineers appointed by Bellway.

A Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls (FRAEW) is a systematic assessment process, guided by PAS 9980, to evaluate the fire safety of a building's external walls, focusing on potential fire hazards and vulnerabilities.

PAS9980 is a code of practice which sets out a method for competent professionals to conduct Fire Risk Appraisals of External Wall construction (FRAEW) for existing multi-storey, multi-occupied residential buildings. PAS 9980 provides a means of appraising the likely fire performance of external walls holistically.

A Fire Safety Assessment is an assessment process, guided by BS9792:2025, to evaluate the fire safety of the internal communal areas within a building.

BS9792:2025 is an update to past guidance and provides a comprehensive framework and documentation examples for assessing fire risks in residential settings. It is designed to enable assessors to determine proportionate measures that can help protect occupants and those nearby from fire hazards.

Where works are already underway through the BSF, this will continue and Bellway will be cover the costs of these works and will liaise directly with the BSF. Where additional works are required, Bellway may take on responsibility for those additional works should the BSF transfer responsibility to us.

Bellway is required by the Self Remediation Terms to remediate to the standard as defined within the contract.

This requires a Fire Risk Assessment of External Walls (FRAEW)/ Fire Safety Assessment which will highlight any defects proportionately in accordance with the assessed risk. The remediation will be carried out to an agreed scope of works derived from recommendations made within these surveys.

Interim measures are temporary provisions that are put in place by the Responsible Person to compensate for the increased risk to life safety. Any interim measures will be communicated to you by the Responsible Person of the development and are sometimes based on recommendations from the independent fire engineers inspecting your building. More information about these measures will be provided once confirmed.

Under the Self Remediations Terms agreed with Government, Bellway is not responsible for these costs.

The Self Remediation Terms clearly state the costs which developers must meet relating to necessary life safety works. Anything outside of the legal agreement will not be considered.

The determination and remediation works timeline is here.

The timescales for the remediation of buildings are dependent on a number of factors – therefore we are unable to provide indicative timescales at this stage. Only when full analysis of any development is completed, can a remediation strategy be implemented and we will be able to provide an indication of timescales at that point. See updates for more information.

Bellway will provide regular updates as and when we have them through your dedicated resident portal and also through your Managing Agent.

Once remediation works start on site, a dedicated Resident Liaison Officer (RLO) will be appointed. They usually represent the Principle Contractor for the works and will be the main point of contact. These details will be provided to residents in due course.

On completion of the fire safety remedial works to your building, the independent Fire Engineer will provide a Qualifying Assessment in accordance with the Standard to confirm that your building now provides for an acceptable fire risk rating.

Bellway will be remediating to the standard as defined in the Self Remediation Terms.

Following changes by the Government, the majority of lenders no longer require EWS1 certification so Bellway will instead provide a Qualifying Assessment written assessment to the Stakeholders including your managing agent, confirming the works have been completed to a tolerable level of risk.

The Golden Thread is the continuous recording of information about a building throughout its fire safety remedial lifecycle. This was introduced following the Grenfell Tower tragedy to ensure that critical fire safety information is maintained and accessible at all times. This involved keeping a digital record of all fire safety-related information about a building, including design, construction, and maintenance details and is available to those responsible for the building.

Bellway’s Building Safety Pledge can be found here.

Under the Government’s Joint Remediation Plan, all developers were required to complete assessments by 31st July 2025. Bellway achieved that milestone, but with several hundred buildings being assessed nationally, the resulting volume of reports waiting to be quality-checked is extremely high. These reports are complex and often require further detailed investigations involving multiple stakeholders before this review is completed. Due to this complexity, it is not a quick process, but we are ensuring that the remediation solutions being presented will meet all the requirements under the SRT. This prevents delays during remediation, or further works being required in the future which will lead to more uncertainty and disruption for leaseholders and residents.

Bellway is reviewing all assessments in a structured sequence in line with the Governments Remediation Programme. The sequence in which these assessments are reviewed is determined by several factors such as building risk, building height and the information available at the time of review.

Please be assured that, the building remains on our remediation programme, and the reports will be issued as soon as they are reviewed and signed off.