HOUSING blocks designated with unsafe cladding facing a 10-year wait for remediation have jumped 18 per cent, a survey from the regulator revealed today.

Of the nearly 2,000 designated housing blocks with life-critical fire safety defects (LCFS) relating to their outside wall systems, 315 either face at least a decade-long wait for works to begin, or have an unclear start date.

The latest fire remediation survey by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) measured an increase of 48 buildings from the 267 previously identified which require remediation in the fourth quarter of 2025-26.

But RSH data also revealed an 18 per cent rise in the number of blocks due to start remediation in the next six months, from 288 to 334.

The findings come after the government confirmed it would bring in its long-awaited Remediation Bill this parliament, which would introduce deadlines for fixing unsafe cladding by introducing a legal duty to remediate.