All Grenfell Tower articles
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OnlineGovernment takes ownership of Grenfell tower site and says it won’t be redeveloped
The Government has taken ownership of the Grenfell Tower site from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC).
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News
Government bans combustible cladding on new buildings
The government has banned combustible cladding on new buildings over 18 metres tall and has promised to give local councils “financial support if necessary” to remove ACM cladding from private buildings.
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Insight
Kensington and Chelsea ups ante on affordable housing
Borough to require financial proof from developers claiming they cannot deliver 35% affordable homes.
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Insight
After Grenfell: ACM cladding investigation
The use of cladding on high-rise buildings has come under intense scrutiny since the Grenfell Tower fire. Emanuela Barbiroglio investigates how many private residential blocks in London are at risk.
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Online
Government to consult on banning flammable cladding
Housing secretary James Brokenshire has announced plans for the government to consult on a potential ban on combustible cladding hours after the government-commissioned Hackitt report into the Grenfell fire stopped short of calling for a full ban.
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Online
Hackitt’s Grenfell review doesn't call for cladding ban - property reacts
The final report of the government-commissioned Hackitt review into the Grenfell fire tragedy has urged a “radical rethink” of the safety system, but does not push for a ban on flammable cladding.
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Markets
Will Grenfell tragedy revolutionise building management?
Property managers are under increasing pressure from landlords and developers to ensure higher standards of safety.
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News
Grenfell inquiry to hear on fire and building regulations
A review of building and fire regulations will be a central part of the Grenfell Tower inquiry.
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Professional
Outcome of the Grenfell safety review is likely to prove costly
Who will forget seeing the images of Grenfell Tower burning? Like a kind of horrified, unwilling voyeur, I - like so many - felt frustrated and helpless knowing that it would prove impossible to help those trapped.
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Online
Unite reassures investors on safety checks
Unite has moved to reassure investors its student residents are safe following the failure of six of its blocks to pass safety check in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
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Online
LGA calls for urgent review of building regulations
The Local Government Association has called on the government to launch an “urgent and immediate” review of building regulations in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.
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Insight
Grenfell Tower fire: the cost will only escalate
Following the human tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire, attention turns to the £12bn-plus estimated cost of retrofitting towers with non-flammable cladding as highlighted by Gleeds research revealed in Property Week .
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Insight
Clarity of thought and purpose will be crucial for the Grenfell inquiry
From the point of view of broad public protection, it will be important that the official inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster is allowed to focus on the critical issues - that is to say the cause of the initial fire, why it spread so rapidly and why a complex ...
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Online
LandAid’s Grenfell Tower appeal breaks £250,000 barrier
LandAid’s urgent two-week appeal to help those affected by the West London fire at Grenfell Tower has closed, raising more than £250,000.
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News
The true cost of upgrading Britain's towers
All residential towers are different, and as such the cost of addressing the fire safety issues vary on an individual basis.
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News
Tower upgrade bill set to top £12bn
The cost of making the nation’s social housing tower blocks safe in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy could top £12bn, exclusive research has revealed - and that figure could rise exponentially if the deadly cladding is also found to be in widespread use on privately owned high-rise developments. ...
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Online
Government to launch 'major national investigation' into building cladding
Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged to launch a “major national investigation” after results showed cladding on 95 buildings has now failed tests being undertaken in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.
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Insight
There’s no method in this madness
Still reeling from the Grenfell Tower tragedy - and where it wasn’t before, the word ‘reeling’ is now apt - we have this week woken up first to the news of another terror attack and then just days later to a toothless Queen’s speech written without the guaranteed backing of ...
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Insight
What must be done to stop another Grenfell happening?
As the causes of the fire at Grenfell Tower in North Kensington last week begin to become clearer, government bodies and the property industry are asking themselves some searching questions about how to prevent tragedies like this in future.
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Insight
Everything must change after housing’s 9/11 – there cannot be another Grenfell
Everything changed on the morning of 14 June 2017. Grenfell Tower was UK housing’s 9/11. From now on, more homes need to be built - and be built better. Hang the ideology.
