LONDON, Dec. 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news:

Of the 16,990relevant buildings reported,1,867were 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.

1,338relevant buildings (71.7%) are expected to be remediated within the next five years.

Of the2,641buildings identified as having LCFS defects since June 2017, 932have been remediated (or are completed awaiting a new buildingworks assessment).

RSH will continue tomonitorthe performance of social landlords in remediating 11 metre plus buildings and the progress they are making against their plans.

Will Perry, Director of Strategy at RSH, said:

Ensuringtenants are safe in their homes must be thefirst priorityfor all landlords.

We will continue to scrutinise the sectorthrough inspection, engagement andmonitoringto make sure it identifies risks and carries out any necessary remediation workpromptly.

Notes to editors

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The data referred to in this publication were reported in the Q2 2025/2026 survey, which ran from 23 September 2025 to 21 October 2025, with data being reported asat30 September 2025.

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Most relevant buildings reported (84.4%) have been assessed to have no outstanding or historic EWS related LCFS defects in any building works assessment since 14 Jun 2017.

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Landlords reported that work had already started or is complete on 21.3% (397) of affected buildings.

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LCFS defectsare defined as defects, shrinkages,faultsor other failings in a building that give rise to fire safety risksidentifiedby a Fire Risk Appraisal of External Wall construction or a fire risk assessment (or equivalent) undertaken to industry standards.

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RSHadvisescaution in interpreting changes in data over time, as they may be influenced by a change in the number of reported buildings and their assessment status at each quarter end.

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