Daily Archives: November 17, 2020

Regeneration shame of Grenfell Tower

What began in the stunned aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017 continues at the public inquiry. Establishing, through an examination of the facts, who was responsible for the deaths of 72 people and the loss of hundreds of homes is the first step towards holding those people or organisations accountable. Nicholas Holgate, chief executive…

Post-Grenfell social housing reforms in England to be unveiled

Millions of tenants could be offered greater protection from wrongdoing by landlords in long-awaited social housing reforms to be announced this week, more than three years after the Grenfell Tower disaster. The housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, is preparing to unveil new policies for England, which are expected to include a strengthened regulator with a mandate…