New plan published to speed up removal of dangerous cladding across the capital

New plan published to speed up removal of dangerous cladding across the capital

• A new London-wide plan has been unveiled to speed up the removal of dangerous cladding and make homes safer for residents
• A Joint Remediation Partnership Board will oversee delivery of the plan across London.
• New approach will crack down on bad landlords and developers, boost enforcement and put residents at the heart of the process.

A new plan which will speed up the removal of dangerous external cladding and make homes safer for Londoners has been published today by City Hall.

The Local Remediation Acceleration Plan for London (LRAP) plan brings together the Government, regulators, councils, the London Fire Brigade (LFB), London Councils and housing bodies in a coordinated push to accelerate progress on building safety in London.

Nine years on from the horror of the Grenfell Tower fire, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, continues to prioritise justice for the bereaved, survivors and the wider community. Last year, the Mayor established the Joint Remediation Partnership Board to convene key remediation partners in London. The Board has worked with the LFB and London Councils to build a new dedicated Remediation Team in the LFB that will act as a shared resource for London partners. A new dedicated full-time officer to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has also been created to strengthen coordination and join up work on remediation, unblock issues and identify areas for closer working.

The Deputy Mayor of London for Housing and Residential Development, Tom Copley, and the Minister for Building Safety, Sam Dixon MP, co-chair the Joint Remediation Partnership Board, which will oversee delivery of the plan across London.

Developed in partnership with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), the LFB, the Building Safety Regulator, London Councils, Homes England, the Regulator for Social Housing and London boroughs, the plan sets out a coordinated programme of action to:

• Ensure all high-rise buildings over 18 metres with unsafe cladding are remediated;
• Ensure all mid-rise buildings over 11 metres with unsafe cladding are either remediated, have a date for completion, or face severe penalties for failure to act;
• Strengthen enforcement against landlords and developers who fail to meet their responsibilities; and
• Put residents and leaseholders at the centre of the remediation process.

London’s remediation partners are already delivering key actions under the plan, including securing multi-year funding for boroughs and regulators, working collectively to enforce against landlords who are not taking sufficient action, improving coordination across agencies, and ensuring developers are held to account for the pace of remediation work.

The previous government’s fragmented approach failed to tackle the crisis with the urgency required. It took years for government-funded building safety schemes to be fully established and even longer for critical leaseholder protections to become law. This left too many residents unfairly paying the price for a crisis they did not cause and, despite progress in recent years, remediation has moved too slowly. Too many Londoners are still living in unsafe buildings while facing financial hardship because they cannot sell or remortgage their homes.

London faces the biggest remediation challenge in the country. As of April 2026, London has 1,078 buildings in government remediation schemes that are yet to commence works — more than all other regions of England combined.

The new Local Remediation Acceleration Plan for London marks a major change in approach — bringing together the organisations responsible for funding, regulation, enforcement and delivery to speed up remediation and make homes safe faster.

The Deputy Mayor of London for Housing and Residential Development, Tom Copley said: “No single organisation can solve the cladding crisis alone. That is why this partnership approach is so important.

“This plan brings together the organisations responsible for enforcement, regulation, funding and delivery so we can remove barriers, improve coordination and accelerate the pace of remediation across London.

“Through this work we will ensure boroughs have the funding and expert support they need to take coordinated action against the highest-risk buildings, while also giving partners access to joined-up data and tracking through the National Remediation System.

“We will also make sure residents and leaseholders are front and centre throughout this process, because Londoners deserve transparency, accountability and urgent action to make their homes safe.”

The Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy, Samantha Dixon said:  "London faces the biggest and most complex remediation challenge in the country and work must be accelerated to unblock unacceptable delays and make homes safe.

"We are strengthening enforcement with more than £30 million this year alone - and our Remediation Bill will go further so that those responsible for fixing buildings do so or are held to account.”

The London Fire Commissioner, Jonathan Smith, said:  “We welcome the Local Remediation Acceleration Plan for London, which will play an important role in addressing building safety challenges across the capital.

Building owners and those responsible for residential properties have a clear legal duty to act. We will continue to work closely with partners across London to identify and reduce risk, support enforcement action where necessary and help ensure remediation work progresses at the pace residents deserve.”

The Acting Chief Executive of the Building Safety Regulator, Charlie Pugsley, said: “People and communities are at the heart of what we do, and remediation is essential to resident safety. Any building with unsafe cladding is one too many. We are committed to supporting the ambition to end London’s cladding crisis with the newly established Joint Remediation Partnership Board."

The Homes England Chief Executive, Amy Rees, said: “Homes England welcomes the publication of the LRAP for London and the clarity with which the GLA has set out its role to convene local partners to help support the delivery of building remediation for Londoners. Homes England is committed to deepening our partnership working with the GLA, local regulators and delivery partners in London to help achieve the stated aims of the London LRAP and to deliver much needed remediation to make more homes safe in the capital.”

The Co-Chair of London Housing Directors’ Group, Joanne Drew, said:

“London boroughs play a crucial role in driving building safety across all tenures - as landlords and developers of council homes, as local planning and building control authorities, and as advocates for residents where remediation is needed, using their enforcement powers.

We welcome the new plan’s clear commitment to fixing unsafe buildings and ensuring residents feel safe in their homes. This plan provides an important opportunity to strengthen collaboration across the sector and build the capacity needed to accelerate progress."