Remediation of unsafe cladding on 2,300 residential buildings yet to start

By Olivia Barber2024-08-28T14:50:00

The latest government data reveals there are 4,613 residential buildings 11m and over with unsafe cladding

Remediation work has begun or been completed on only 50% of the 4,630 housing blocks that are 11 meters or taller and have unsafe cladding, according to data released by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

Out of these 1,350 had completed remediation, including those awaiting building control sign off and a futher 949 have started remediation.

This means that in 2,331 buildings with unsafe cladding, no remediation work had started as of 31 July.

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