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NewsRayner asks Building Safety Regulator for ‘fundamental review’ of Approved Documents
Guidance on meeting regulations to be simplified
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NewsBarratt Redrow, Vistry and Taylor Wimpey among 29 signatories to government’s remediation plan
Developers have committed to starting or completing work on all their buildings by end of July 2027
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NewsRayner’s plan to speed up remediation won't work without more funding, warn G15 and NHF
MHCLG will work with sector to produce a long-term strategy to fix social housing blocks
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NewsThree more Scottish social landlords identify RAAC in their homes
Scottish Housing Regulator data reveals that a total of 16 landlords have now found RAAC in their homes.
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NewsConstruction ‘sleepwalking’ to repeat of Grenfell due to ‘culture of silence’, warns non-profit
Considerate Constructors Scheme says workers are reporting concerns over safety of materials used on new builds
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NewsThree in five buildings with dangerous cladding have yet to be identified, warns watchdog
Some unsafe buildings may never be identified, National Audit Office says
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NewsAlex Norris replaces Rushanara Ali as building safety minister
Ali lost the brief after it came to light that she had attended a conference sponsored by a cladding firm linked to Grenfell
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NewsMetropolitan Thames Valley Housing increases development spend by 40%
Accounts also confirm £80m deficit after building safety costs and write-downs
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NewsDevolved government opens consultation on Scottish Building Safety Levy
Transfer of powers necessary for policy expected to complete in coming month
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In FocusKey takeaways from the Building the Future Conference and Housing Today Live
Church House in Westminster yesterday was the venue for two back-to-back conferences on construction and housing attended by hundreds of professionals from the built environment. Here is a round-up of the key talking points from the event, run by Building and Housing Today.
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CommentThe cost of rectifying the building safety crisis is immense, but the cost of inaction is far greater
Gavin Smart reflects on the lessons the sector must learn from the Grenfell tragedy
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NewsGuinness undershoots development target by nearly half
Landlord says resource pressures and contractor administrations hit annual development figures
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NewsFurther 7,000 residential buildings outside official statistics could be unsafe, warns minister
Rushanara Ali says those responsible for thousands of buildings have yet to apply to cladding safety scheme to fix defects
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In Focus‘We will deliver a generational shift’… Why the Grenfell Inquiry report means another building safety shake-up
Keir Starmer wants his government’s response to the tragedy to mark a defining moment in the safety and quality of housing in the UK. Is the construction industry prepared for it?
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News‘Look beyond Grenfell Inquiry recommendations and think about tenant relationships,’ says regulator
Fiona MacGregor urges social landlords at the Housing Community Summit to reflect on the way they listen to residents
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NewsBurnham calls for government to cover upfront costs of remediating 157 unsafe high rises in Manchester
The mayor of Greater Manchester has urged the government to pay for the work now and charge the property sector later
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NewsMetropolitan Police chief stresses it could take 18 months to bring charges over Grenfell
Meanwhile at PMQs Keir Starmer apologises on behalf of the British state and says ‘today is a long-awaited day of truth but it must now lead to a day of justice’
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry Phase 2 report: all our coverage in one place
The Grenfell Inquiry’s final report has been published today. Here are all our articles so far.
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NewsDecades of central government failure led to Grenfell tragedy, says inquiry
Department was ‘well aware’ of cladding risks but failed to act
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NewsManufacturers knowingly misled the market over combustible construction materials, Grenfell Inquiry concludes
Arconic, Celotex and Kingspan slammed for ‘systematic dishonesty’ by inquiry report