The July 2026 government data release shows 2,551 of 4,697 monitored buildings 11 metres and over have started or completed cladding remediation, relevant to leaseholders, residents and landlords.
Key facts
- Who: Leaseholders, residents, landlords and building owners of residential buildings 11 metres and over in height in England with unsafe cladding
- From: Data current at 31 July 2026 (developer-reported figures at 30 April 2026); published 26 August 2026
- Source: Building Safety Remediation: monthly data release – July 2026
The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) has published its 105th monthly building safety remediation data release, covering England.
At the end of July 2026, 4,697 residential buildings 11 metres and over in height with unsafe cladding were being monitored, 228 more than at the end of June. Of these, 2,551 (54%) have started or completed remediation, and 1,833 (39%) have completed it. A further 2,146 (46%) have not started. The rise in the number monitored is mainly due to 194 more social housing buildings that registered providers are funding themselves.
MHCLG estimates the monitored buildings represent 64-81% of those expected to be remediated in its programmes. It also estimates 5,900 to 7,400 residential buildings 11 metres and over in England have or had unsafe cladding requiring work (figures as of March 2026, unchanged from the previous release).
Progress by programme:
- ACM (Grenfell-style cladding): Of 516 high-rise buildings, 502 (97%) have started or completed work and 478 (93%) have completed it. Fourteen have yet to start; two are vacant.
- Building Safety Fund: Of 639 high-rise buildings, 562 (88%) have started or completed work on non-ACM cladding, and 487 (76%) have completed it.
- Cladding Safety Scheme: 1,438 buildings are eligible; 396 (28%) have started or completed work and 127 (9%) have completed it. A further 2,253 are at pre-eligible stages.
- Developer remediation: Of 2,621 buildings with life-critical fire safety defects that developers have committed to remediate or pay to remediate, developers reported that 1,264 (48%) have started or completed work. Data from developers was received as at 30 April 2026; the building count is given as at 31 July 2026.
- Social self-funded: 742 buildings, of which 574 (77%) have started or completed work. Figures for these buildings are expected to fluctuate while records are moved to the National Remediation Database.
Local authorities have taken, or are taking, enforcement action under the Housing Act 2004 against 923 buildings over 11 metres with suspected unsafe cladding, 17 more than in June (figure as at 24 July 2026).
MHCLG says figures from December 2025 are not directly comparable with earlier months because of a change in how social sector buildings are categorised. Cost estimates (£11.8bn to £22.7bn, as of March 2025) were not updated. The next release is due on 30 September 2026.
What this means for leaseholders and building owners
The figures are national and do not show where any individual building stands. Progress differs by programme, building height and local authority area.
The release also shows how many buildings sit in each programme: the ACM programme, the Building Safety Fund, the Cladding Safety Scheme, the developer remediation contract and social housing self-funded remediation. Some buildings appear in more than one programme, so programme totals do not add up to the overall figure.
Forecast start dates for ACM buildings that have not yet started work are based on information from building owners and agents, and may change as further information is received.
Sources
- Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, Building Safety Remediation: monthly data release – July 2026, published 26 August 2026