RSH Q4 2025/26 Fire Safety Remediation Survey published
Summary
The Regulator of Social Housing has published its latest quarterly survey on fire safety remediation in the social housing sector, covering residential buildings of 11 metres or more, or five storeys or more. The findings show that most reported buildings have had fire risk assessments, while a significant number still have life-critical external wall system defects and remain on remediation programmes.
Why it matters
Surveyors working on higher-risk residential stock need to understand the scale of outstanding fire safety remediation and the regulator’s continued focus on landlord performance. The data reinforces the importance of accurate building safety records, defect identification and progress tracking for cladding and external wall issues.
Key points
- 17,081 relevant buildings were reported by landlords in the social housing sector.
- 1,977 buildings were identified as having life-critical fire safety defects relating to external wall systems.
- Over 99.9% of relevant buildings had a fire risk assessment carried out.
- 1,503 buildings are expected to be remediated within the next five years.
- RSH will continue monitoring landlord progress against remediation plans.
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