One in four social housing blocks with fire safety defects lack remediation plans, says regulator

By Olivia Barber2024-09-19T10:19:00

Social landlords have identified 1,932 buildings as having ‘life-critical’ fire safety defects to the EWS

More than a quarter (27.7) of social housing buildings over 11 metres in height with ‘life-critical’ fire safety defects have unclear remediation plans or no plans in place, according to the Regulator of Social Housing.

Social landlords have reported that remediation work has begun on 594 of the 1,932 buildings identified as having ‘life-critical’ fire safety (LCFS) defects relating to the external wall system (EWS). This represents an increase from 519 buildings in the previous quarter.

The Regulator of Social Housing’s (RSH) fourth fire safety remediation report covers quarter one of 2024/25, which ran from 21 June to 19 July 2024, with data being reported as at 30 June.

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