Developers told to “go faster” on joint remediation plan

Developers have accelerated the rate of starts on remediation projects but according to the government, they “will need to go faster” to meet the stretching targets set out for 2026 and 2027 as part of MHCLG’s joint plan to accelerate developer-led remediation.

Giving an update on the progress made towards meeting the objectives of the wider Remediation Action Plan as announced in December 2024, MHCLG said that as of April 2025, developers had started or completed remedial works on 882 unsafe buildings - 47% of the unsafe buildings which developers are remediating themselves.

Compared to the six months previously to October 2024 this was an increase in the starts rate, but MHCLG said it would “continue to push and work with developers to accelerate at pace without sacrificing quality”.

Under the joint plan, also published in December, developers have committed to starting or completing remedial works on 80% of their buildings by the end of July 2026 and starting or completing works on all their buildings by the end of July 2027.

They are also expected to have finished assessing all their buildings by the end of this month as well as resolve all …