RSH survey shows 11% of reported blocks have ‘life-critical’ fire safety defects in external walls

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The social housing regulator has revealed that 11% of the buildings reported to it had major external wall defects related to fire safety.

A total of 17,146 relevant buildings were reported in the Regulator of Social Housing’s (RSH) latest survey of the fire safety of social housing sector buildings taller than 11 metres.

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