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Public inquiry into tragedy exposes disregard for safety and compromised regulatory regime
Financial Conduct Authority concerned about rising costs for leaseholders since 2017 Grenfell Tower fire
Money will be paid by builders and used to fix defects highlighted by Grenfell disaster
Several housebuilders sign pledge to carry out fire safety work on mid-rise blocks in wake of Grenfell tragedy
Changes to building safety bill will allow legal action against defective suppliers and expand powers of new regulator
Activists lobby NBIM over $1.4tn wealth fund’s investments in manufacturers and developers linked to 2017 disaster
Michael Gove is right to insist that property builders have responsibility
Campaigners warn forcing builders to pay £4bn bill leaves many leaseholders footing cost of fixing other safety issues
Property companies say they are being singled out to face £4bn burden to tackle fire safety on thousands of buildings
Sponsorship by Kingspan axed after outrage from survivors and victims’ families as well as government criticism
Inaction on building safety rules helped create environment that led to blaze, housing department admits
Next phase begins of inquiry that will examine role of ministers in disaster that killed 72 people
Survivors of UK tower block fire demand end to ties with insulation maker Kingspan
Central bank urges lenders to audit their exposure to homes that might be unsellable
Subtitled ‘Scenes from the Grenfell Inquiry’, the verbatim play at London’s Tabernacle Theatre has a devastating impact
Housebuilder says differing interpretations of fire safety have slowed efforts to resolve predicament
Surveyors’ body says it is unable to alter guidance to home valuers until ministers change fire safety advice
Trapped leaseholders should be able to sell homes after government loosens restrictions
A clear market failure necessitates deeper government intervention
Limits on funding to replace dangerous cladding means that those in social housing are at the back of the queue
Four years after Grenfell and understanding of the fire safety issues raised remains murky
Fire brigade says safety failings of building should be ‘wake-up call to all owners’
Insulation group says a ‘building-by-building’ examination of possible remediation cases is needed
Inquiry hears French manufacturer did not notify customers of 2004 safety tests
Brigade cannot be sure its response to similar disaster would be ‘vastly improved’ three years after event
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