Grenfell Tower fire
Surveyors draft plan to free homeowners from fire safety limbo
Rics seeks to end need for EWS1 form stopping resale or remortgaging despite lack of cladding
Hilary Osborne
08, Jan, 2021 @5:54 PM
Grenfell Tower inquiry suspended because of Covid
Move prompted by level of London infections threatens to delay conclusions until well into 2022
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent
06, Jan, 2021 @1:59 PM
'Step up' and face Grenfell inquiry, minister tells cladding firm bosses
Stephen Greenhalgh said executives should not ‘hide behind’ rarely used French law
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent
03, Jan, 2021 @4:19 PM
Grenfell Tower inquiry: government ministers called to give evidence
Politicians such as Theresa May could be cross-examined about their actions in run-up of fire next year
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent
29, Dec, 2020 @6:07 PM
Tory donor was key shareholder in Grenfell cladding firm Arconic
Exclusive: Most recent donation in 2017 was year plastic-filled panels contributed to rapid spread of fire
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent
23, Dec, 2020 @1:26 PM
Fire hazards found at block housing Grenfell Tower survivors
Residents shocked to find block owned by Kensington and Chelsea is ‘not fire safe’
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent
18, Dec, 2020 @6:57 PM
Director of Grenfell firm quits after evidence it used outdated fire tests
Peter Wilson to leave Kingspan, which made combustible insulation installed on the tower
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent
17, Dec, 2020 @2:01 PM
'A raging inferno': testimony reveals how deadly cladding ended up on Grenfell Tower
Public statements by Arconic, Celotex and Kingspan at times contrast what inquiry was told had been said in private
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent
16, Dec, 2020 @8:00 AM
Grenfell effect made our flats' insurance premium ruinous
This was despite the fact that cladding was fitted using the government’s own Green Homes Grant and has been certified
Anna Tims
16, Dec, 2020 @7:00 AM
Grenfell survivors push for French witnesses to testify with embassy stunt
Poster shows tower in tricolour flag as French cladding firm employees refuse to appear at inquiry
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent
14, Dec, 2020 @4:31 PM
The Grenfell inquiry exposes market forces at their deadliest | Kenan Malik
Regulations aimed at protecting human life proved minor obstructions in the path to ever more profit
Kenan Malik
13, Dec, 2020 @6:30 AM
Grenfell survivors call on France to bring cladding firm to inquiry
Government urged to intervene as French law means Arconic workers can refuse to give evidence
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent
11, Dec, 2020 @6:50 PM
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