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All Grenfell Tower articles
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ProfessionalWill RAAC scandal reach same proportions as cladding crisis?
As with cladding, the material’s widespread use raises complex issues of liability and who will foot the repair bill.
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NewsSchool crisis intensifies industry concern over at-risk RAAC buildings
Calls for nationwide inspections of housing stock and safety reviews of commercial buildings thought to contain a potentially dangerous type of concrete have intensified after the government ordered more than 100 schools to close down affected buildings.
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NewsGove lowers second-staircase threshold for residential developments to 18m
Housing secretary Michael Gove has confirmed the government’s intention to mandate second staircases in new residential developments and has lowered the threshold to buildings taller than 18m.
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NewsBuilding safety still a concern
Six years ago this week, the nation awoke to the horrific news that a fire had broken out in the night at Grenfell Tower, a residential block in west London. The tragedy ultimately cost 72 lives, with many residents trapped in their homes unable to escape the smoke and flames.
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InsightCounting the cladding costs
The Building Safety Act was put in place following the Grenfell Tower tragedy and the discovery that many other high-rise residential buildings have serious fire-safety defects.
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NewsBuilding safety: industry yet to grasp scale of task ahead
Some remediation progress has been made but experts say many firms are ‘burying their heads in the sand’.
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NewsClarion halts work on 15 schemes due to second-staircase policy
Housing association Clarion Housing Group has paused work on 15 of its UK residential schemes, equating to around 2,000 affordable homes, because of new fire safety regulations.
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MarketsRising to the safety challenge
Contractors face a number of hurdles in the race to make high-rise blocks safe.
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OnlineFirms make undisclosed settlement with over 900 people on Grenfell tower civil claims
A number of firms involved in the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower have agreed a settlement with more than 900 bereaved family members, survivors and local residents for their civil claims arising from the 2017 fire.
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NewsGovernment pledges £42m to support building safety reforms
A funding package worth £42m to recruit and train 110 building control Inspectors and 111 fire inspectors has been unveiled as part of the government’s building safety reforms.
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NewsLendlease puts £114m price tag on cladding repairs
Lendlease has predicted it will have to spend £114m to cover the cost of post-Grenfell UK cladding repairs, but said it would seek to claw back as much of the costs as possible from contractors
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NewsSadiq Khan mandates second staircase for all new London towers over 30m
All new buildings in London taller than 30m must now include a second staircase, London mayor Sadiq Khan has mandated.
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NewsIndustry calls on Gove for clarity over leaseholders pledge
Leaseholders and freeholders are calling for clarity from the government on their responsibility for building safety remediation works, following Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove’s recent pledge to abolish the leaseholder system, and his launch of mandatory remediation contracts for developers.
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OnlineGovernment gives developers six weeks to sign up to housing safety contract
The government has given developers six weeks to sign up to legally binding agreements to pay to replace unsafe cladding on buildings.
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NewsGovernment plans to require second staircases in blocks above 30m
The government has unveiled plans to force developers to include second staircases in new buildings taller than 30m, a fire safety measure estimated to cost businesses £1.6bn over the next decade.
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NewsLandlords told to act following Rochdale mould death verdict
The death of toddler Awaab Ishak has exposed serious failings in the way property concerns are addressed.
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NewsCladding ruling pins financial liability on building contractor
Industry claims the case sets a ‘bold precedent’ for hundreds of ongoing disputes over cladding remediation
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OnlineDo we still need tower blocks?
Originally aspirational places to live in the 1950s and 1960s, tower blocks developed a reputation for anti-social behaviour and as quickly as they were built, they were demolished.
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NewsGrenfell: five years on and counting
Five years ago this week, fire took hold of Grenfell Tower and spread with a speed and ferocity that surprised everyone. Since that awful night, the response has plodded on at a pace that will have surprised almost no one.
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NewsNearly 9,000 mid-rise buildings in England affected by ‘life threatening fire risks’
Between 6,220 and 8,890 of mid-rise residential buildings in England require work to fix “life-threatening fire risks”, according to a pilot study from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).
