The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has written to all registered social landlords in England asking them to complete a new fire safety survey.

Working with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), RSH is seeking assurance from all registered providers that all buildings 11 metres plus (including those over 18 metres) for which they are responsible, have met their obligations under the Fire Safety (Regulatory) Order 2005 for assessing fire safety risks associated with the relevant parts of those buildings.

RSH is also asking landlords to make sure that, in regards to these buildings, where there are risks, they understand what they are and how they should be addressed, particularly in relation to cladding and where they have identified life safety fire risks, they have a plan in place to remediate those buildings in a timely manner.

The letter and additional guidance document can be found here. The survey template ‘FRS Guidance 2023 V01’ can be found in the Documents section of the NROSH+ website.