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A firm linked to the refurbishment of Grenfell is being excluded from the government’s Help to Buy scheme, pending the outcome of the Grenfell Inquiry. Read More
November 25, 2021
Law changes will now require all housing providers to install smoke alarms in social housing and CO alarms where fixed appliances are present. Read More
November 17, 2021
The government has published new draft regulations providing further clarity on aspects of the Building Safety Bill. Read More
November 10, 2021
Safety advice released after the Grenfell Tower Fire that has led to hundreds of low-rise buildings being deemed unsafe, is to be withdrawn. Read More
October 6, 2021
Government announces new name and focus for the home of building safety, with the creation of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Read More
January 19, 2024
Data from the Department for Levelling Up and Housing and Communities monthly remediation report, shows that 58% of buildings identified with unsafe cladding are yet to start remediation works. Read More
August 1, 2023
The Government has announced that businesses will be given until 30 June 2025 to apply new product safety marking on construction products. Read More
December 1, 2022
The Government has launched a pilot scheme for medium-rise buildings in England to provide funding for the remediation of fire safety risks. Read More
November 10, 2022
Barratt Homes has estimated that work to fix fire safety defects on buildings could take up to seven years to fix. Read More
September 23, 2022
The government has released a short guide on the Building Safety Fund (BSF) which provides funding to address life safety fire risks in England. Read More
September 22, 2022
Guidance on Approved Document B has been released by the government in the form of answers to frequently asked questions. Read More
March 31, 2022
An interview with CROSS-UK to find out the organisation's role and aims of reporting critical fire safety concerns of professionals. Read More
March 24, 2022
According to London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, ministers have “failed to complete a single recommendation” from the first phase of the Grenfell Inquiry. Read More
January 26, 2022
A new code of practice for the fire risk appraisal of external walls and cladding of multi-occupancy residential buildings has been published by BSI. Read More
December 8, 2021
Consecutive governments have been accused of “deliberately covering up” the dangers posed to combustible materials before the Grenfell Tower fire. Read More
December 2, 2021
Dr Jonathan Evans is demanding ministers disclose whether cladding that failed fire tests in 2002, was used at Grenfell Tower. Read More