The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has published its latest quarterly survey on fire safety remediation for buildings over 11 metres high in the social housing sector.
According to the findings for the first quarter of 2025-26, of the 17,146 relevant buildings reported, 1,926 were identified as having a life-critical fire safety (LCFS) defect relating to the external wall system (EWS).
Over 99.9% of all relevant reported buildings have had a fire risk assessment carried out. Meanwhile, 1,365 relevant buildings (70.9%) are expected to be remediated within the next five years.
Of the 2,672 buildings identified as having LCFS defects since June 2017, 906 have been remediated (or are completed awaiting a new building safety works assessment).
Will Perry, director of strategy at RSH, said: “All social landlords must ensure that tenants are safe in their homes.
“They need to identify risks, remediate relevant buildings at pace, and protect tenants while the work is carried out. To do this, landlords need to have robust, up-to-date information about fire safety.
“We continue to use a range of regulatory tools to drive landlords to address fire safety issues and protect tenants.”
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