Building safety compliance in London
London carries the largest concentration of higher-risk buildings in the country, from residential towers in Tower Hamlets and Greenwich to mixed-use blocks in Southwark and Croydon.
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- London holds an estimated 6,500 higher-risk buildings, around 55% of England's ~12,500 (HM Government estimate).
Building safety in London
Greater London holds by far the largest stock of high-rise residential and mixed-use buildings in England, spread across every borough. Clusters range from the towers of the Isle of Dogs and Nine Elms to post-war estates across inner and outer London.
The local authority in London is London's 32 boroughs and the City of London. For higher-risk buildings, the Building Safety Regulator is the building control authority and holds the register of occupied HRBs - not London's 32 boroughs and the City of London.
The remediation picture
As at 30 April 2026, 4,378 residential buildings 11m and over with unsafe cladding were being monitored in the government's remediation programmes across England - 55% had started or completed works. London sits within one of the largest concentrations of these buildings in the country.
Source: MHCLG Building Safety Remediation monthly data release, April 2026.
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