The report covers buildings within the social housing sector that are 11 metres or higher, providing an update on remediation progress and outstanding risks.

Key findings

• Of the 17,146 relevant buildings reported, 1,926 were identified as having a life-critical fire safety defect relating to the external wall system.
• Over 99.9% of all relevant reported buildings have undergone a fire risk assessment.
• 1,365 buildings (70.9%) are expected to be remediated within the next five years.
• Of the 2,672 buildings identified post-June 2017 as having life-critical fire safety defects, 906 have already been remediated (or are completed and awaiting a new building safety works assessment).

The RSH confirmed it will continue to monitor social landlords’ performance in addressing fire safety remediation and track their progress against agreed plans.

Statement from RSH

Will Perry, director of strategy at the Regulator of Social Housing, commented:

“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 and up-to-date information about fire safety. We continue to use a range of regulatory tools to drive landlords in addressing fire safety issues and protecting tenants.”

Life-critical fire safety defects

The Q1 2025-2026 survey was conducted between 23 June and 21 July, with data reported as of 30 June.

• The majority of relevant buildings (84.3%) were assessed as having no outstanding or historic external wall system-related life-critical fire safety defects in any building works assessment conducted since 14 June 2017.
• Landlords reported that work had already started (or been completed) on 22.2% (428) of affected buildings.

For clarity, the report defines life-critical fire safety defects as any defects, shrinkages, faults, or other failings that present a fire safety risk. These are identified through a fire risk appraisal of the external wall construction or an industry-standard fire risk assessment (or equivalent).

You can read the full Q1 2025-2026 fire safety remediation report online.

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