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Matt Hodges-Long and Melisa White discuss decants and evacuations due to fire safety and structural issues. They highlighted the emotional and practical impact on residents, the lack of support, challenges in providing “like-for-like” accommodation, financial burdens, and leaseholder rights regarding developer obligations and increased insurance premiums.
James Capper and Matt Hodges-Long detailed significant challenges with the Building Safety Act’s implementation, including Gateway 2 delays, issues with Building Assessment Certificates, and BSR’s incompatible charging regime and invoicing problems, which are exacerbated by inconsistent data and a lack of clear guidance.
This month’s Lunch & Learn took a different shape. Instead of a guest speaker, we invited you – the building safety community – to lead the conversation in response to the recent Grenfell Netflix documentary – Grenfell Uncovered.
Together, we unpacked the human impact, systemic failures, and urgent questions the documentary raised about building safety.
Matt Hodges-Long, Founder of the Building Safety Register and Chris Waterman, Political Policy Adviser, discussed the volume of post-Grenfell building safety legislation and the confusion being caused as a result.
Recently published data on post-Grenfell building prohibitions by the Building Safety Register paints a stark picture of the forced evacuation of residents by Fire Services, Local Authorities and Building Managers in the 8 years since the Grenfell Tower tragedy…
Over 14,000 residents have been forced from their homes due to fire and structural safety concerns in the 8 years since the Grenfell Tower tragedy!
The Commons HCLG letter has urged the government to implement key actions following the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. It has stressed the need for robust measures, likely including independent oversight for recommendations, addressing building safety regulator capacity, delays in remediation, and ensuring resident engagement to prevent future tragedies.
On May 16, 1968, a gas explosion caused the partial collapse of Ronan Point, a 22-storey tower block in East London. The disaster claimed four lives and injured 17 others — a stark tragedy that forced a nationwide reckoning with construction practices, structural design, and safety protocols.
The UK government redefined a Higher-Risk Building (HRB) as 18 metres or 7 storeys and above, diverging from Dame Judith Hackitt’s original recommendation of 30 metres, primarily due to several political, practical, and safety-driven factors that emerged post-Grenfell.
On May 17, 2018, Dame Judith Hackitt published the final version of her “Building a Safer Future” report, in response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Seven years later, we assess the changes made in building safety and the challenges that persist for industry and residents.