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22 Feb 22
The Department for Levelling up Housing and Communities could be forced to spend more of its budget removing dangerous Grenfell-style cladding, according to local government secretary Michael...
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10 Jan 22
Local government secretary Michael Gove has suggested that higher taxes could be levied on property developers as a “backstop” to fund the £4bn removal of dangerous Grenfell-style cladding.
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13 Oct 21
Canterbury City Council is set to borrow up to £4m towards the cost of recladding three authority owned tower blocks, in preparation for new rules introduced following the Grenfell Tower...
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15 Jun 21
Kensington & Chelsea’s Grenfell tragedy response means opening up to residents over the viability of new homes.
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24 May 21
The Grenfell Tower fire has so far cost the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea £406m, documents have revealed.
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28 May 20
Salford City Council has revised a deal with a property management organisation to remove dangerous cladding from nine tower blocks in the city.
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7 Feb 20
Providing firms involved in the Grenfell Inquiry with immunity will “frustrate justice”, council leaders have warned.
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29 Jan 20
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has apologised for a host of failures in the lead-up to the Grenfell Tower Fire at an official inquiry but the apology has been deemed an “insult” by...
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21 Jan 20
Local authorities have until March to publish data on building owners that fail to act on unsafe properties, the housing secretary has announced.
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6 Nov 19
The Grenfell Tower inquiry report was released last week - more than two years after the Kensington and Chelsea block went up in flames. But progress on improving safety remains too slow, says the...
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18 Jul 19
Government’s response to the Grenfell Tower fire has been “far too slow” and could risk another tragedy, MPs have warned.
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14 Jun 19
Inter-American Development Bank funds efforts to ease Latin American migrant tensions, charities call for increased public health investment and criticism over delays to cladding removal after the...
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7 Jun 19
Social housing renters are still being failed by poor regulation two years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, a charity has warned.
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30 May 19
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea made a series of multi-million pound property deals while cutting costs on Grenfell Tower’s refurbishments, research has found.
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9 May 19
Charities and trade bodies have criticised the time it has taken the government to launch a £200m fund to remove Grenfell-style cladding from private high-rise buildings.
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1 Oct 18
The government is to ban use of combustible materials for all new high-rise residential building, communities secretary James Brokenshire said today.
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10 Sep 18
Councils may be urged to take action against the owners of buildings who do not remove Grenfell-style cladding from their properties.
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20 Jun 18
The government has launched its promised consultation on banning combustible cladding on the exteriors of high-rise residential buildings, the housing secretary has announced.
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1 Jun 18
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council spent 25% of its usable reserves last financial year as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire, figures out today have revealed.
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18 May 18
Ministers have bowed to public pressure and will consult on banning flammable cladding on high-rise buildings.
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13 Mar 18
These essays, by leading public sector practitioners and experts, examine how to transform the housing landscape, and the role of public housing in that process.
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13 Mar 18
These essays, by leading public sector practitioners and experts, examine how to transform the housing landscape, and the role of public housing in that process.Come to a topical debate on Tuesday 24...
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24 Jan 18
Housing charity Shelter has launched a commission to lobby the government over the future of social housing, following concerns highlighted by the Grenfell Tower fire.
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23 Jan 18
None of the 36 local authorities that have asked for central government support to install tower block fire safety measures such as sprinklers have received any funding so far, housing secretary...
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4 Jan 18
Residents of the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea’s homes have been told the council has taken back direct control of their homes from the ill-fated tenant management organisation.