Research shows 12% increase
With the Building Safety Levy now in force as of 1 October, the latest research from Property Inspect has shown that the number of residential buildings being monitored for potential cladding remediation by government programmes has increased by 12.1% to 4,697 in seven months since the end of January 2026.
The company analysed the latest building safety remediation data published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), comparing the position at the end of July 2026 with the start of the year. It found that 4,697 residential buildings of 11 metres and over were being monitored for unsafe cladding at the end of July, up from 4,191 at the end of January.
MHCLG now estimates it is monitoring 64-81% of the buildings it expects to be remediated, up from 49-73% in January.
The increased scope is across both mid-rise and high-rise buildings. There has been a 13.7% rise in the number of buildings between 11 and 18 metres being monitored and a 10.8% increase in the number of buildings measuring 18 metres and above.
Some progress made but more to be done
However, the research shows there has been progress, with the number of buildings where remediation is now underway up 3.3% since January. Meanwhile, the number where remediation has been completed has risen by 22.2% (including buildings still awaiting building control sign-off).
There remains a significant pipeline of work, with the number of buildings waiting for remediation to begin up 7.5%.
It’s hoped that the introduction of the Building Safety Levy will help speed up the process. The levy is a new charge on qualifying residential development in England, with the money raised contributing towards the cost of remediating building safety defects on older buildings.
Sián Hemming-Metcalfe, operations director at Property Inspect, said: “The Building Safety Levy marks an important step in addressing one of the biggest challenges to emerge from the building safety crisis, because it creates a dedicated mechanism for the development sector to contribute towards the cost of putting unsafe buildings right.” However, she said that money alone will not clear the backlog. “The latest figures show that the number of buildings being monitored for remediation continues to grow, while thousands of buildings remain somewhere in the remediation pipeline. We need to make sure that the funding, skills, and capacity required to move these buildings through the process are available at the same time,” she said.
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