All Housing articles 鈥� Page 18
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NewsSpurs kicks back plans for Lendlease scheme next door to stadium
Football club鈥檚 concerns over 鈥榩ublic safety鈥� persuade council to defer planning decision over 3,000-home proposal
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NewsIndustry calls for more action on promised retrofit programme
Chancellor鈥檚 energy efficiency VAT cut welcomed but more investment needed to improve homes, argue sector bodies
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NewsSenior civil servant 鈥榝orgot鈥� to clarify ambiguous fire safety guidance, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Brian Martin also admitted he 鈥榗ompletely underestimated鈥櫬爃azard posed by deadly ACM panels
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News鈥婸eople expected to 鈥榳ork out for themselves鈥� what fire regs meant, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Former civil servant in charge of the rules admits it was 鈥渆vident鈥� the approach had not worked
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NewsDisastrous test failure on ACM cladding was 鈥榝orgotten鈥�, Grenfell inquiry hears
Senior civil servant responsible for building fire safety says 2001 tests 鈥渏ust got missed鈥�
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FeaturesCost model: High-rise residential
Residential towers are on the rise again as the industry addresses sustainability, fire and overheating issues
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NewsSenior official had not questioned 鈥榠nappropriate鈥� fire ratings for cladding before Grenfell tragedy, inquiry hears
鈥機lass 0鈥� rating was used for external walls until 2018 despite being based on how fire behaves indoors
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FeaturesThe true cost of Gove鈥檚 new cladding policy on the housing sector
Michael Gove鈥檚 announcement that housebuilders will foot the 拢4bn cladding repair bill sparked a share price nosedive. Is the City overreacting?聽
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NewsOfficials 鈥榙idn鈥檛 understand the risk鈥� of fire safety decisions, Grenfell inquiry hears
Officials 鈥檒ost sight鈥� of important issues during deregulation drive, fire safety policy lead admits
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NewsGovernment official 鈥榩arroted鈥� industry protests on accreditation scheme for fire risk assessors
Grenfell Inquiry hears that official did 鈥渘othing鈥� to scrutinise claims by businesses that scheme would be too costly
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NewsGovernment guidance for fire risk assessors 鈥榖eyond a joke鈥�, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Hearing told that there had been a 鈥渂ackground of complacency鈥� on fire safety in the government in years before 2017 blaze
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NewsStep forward for 拢460m Kent hospital expansion plans
Developer offered land for 2,000 homes in exchange for building new facility for free
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NewsFormer senior civil servant鈥檚 鈥榙eep regret鈥� building regs were not revised following cladding warnings
Grenfell Inquiry told that fears over widespread use of ACM panels 鈥榮hould have been gripped better鈥�
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NewsLead fire safety official described ACM panels as going 鈥榳hoosh!鈥� when ignited, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Email sent by Brian Martin 18 months before Grenfell fire
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News鈥婫overnment 鈥榮queezed鈥� resources of building safety review after cladding fire, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Team working on changes to fire safety rules were working on a 鈥榣ess than bare bones鈥� capacity, senior official says
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NewsGovernment shares moral responsibility for fire safety clean-up, says Taylor Wimpey boss
Pete Redfern claims Grenfell Inquiry proceedings reveal role of government as negotiations with housebuilders over 拢4bn cladding bill continue
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NewsDeregulation drive slowed down review of fire safety guidance, Grenfell inquiry hears
Officials expanded review into wider look at building regulation because of requirement to remove more rules than were added
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NewsGovernment considered replacing building control with insurance, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Radical measure was one option presented to ministers as part of drive to cut red tape
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NewsPersimmon boss expects housebuilders will have to pay safety levy
Dean Finch says new charge most likely outcome of negotiations with government over cladding costs
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NewsGovernment official apologises for 鈥榤uddled鈥� wording in fire safety guidance
Fire safety lead tells Grenfell Inquiry that wording of guidance on cladding 鈥榮hould have been better鈥�