{"id":167597,"date":"2026-11-12T10:43:24","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T10:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=167597"},"modified":"2026-11-12T10:43:24","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T10:43:24","slug":"only-11-developers-fixed-unsafe-buildings-research-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/only-11-developers-fixed-unsafe-buildings-research-finds\/167597\/","title":{"rendered":"Only 11% of developers have fixed unsafe buildings, research finds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Research from the Property Institute indicates that developer progress in fixing unsafe buildings is moving too slowly<\/h2>\n

This information comes as Jaclyn Mangaroo, chief communications officer at The Property Institute (TPI), is set to give evidence to MPs scrutinising the Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill<\/a> this afternoon.<\/p>\n

She will appear alongside representatives from the Building Safety Regulator, Homes England and the National Fire Chiefs Council.<\/p>\n

The meeting will be held at 2pm and can be watched live here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Over 500,000 UK residents still living in unsafe buildings<\/h3>\n

Nearly a decade on from Grenfell, the government estimates around 541,000 people are still living in unsafe buildings. The priority should be getting those buildings made safe as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n

Several of the ideas TPI has pushed for in recent years are now in the Bill, including stronger action against those slowing down remediation, a more consistent way to assess building safety risks, clearer plans for getting works done, and measures designed to stop residents being left in limbo.<\/p>\n

Research finds 40% of projects are still wating for review<\/h3>\n

Ahead of the hearing, TPI’s latest remediation data found that:<\/p>\n