This article is regularly updated with the latest version of the prohibition tracker spreadsheet – author: Matt Hodges-Long, last update: 2nd Nov 2026. Over 16,000 residents have now been forced from their homes due to fire and structural safety concerns in the 9 years since the Grenfell Tower tragedy!
The Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 report landed last week and we are all busy picking through the 58 recommendations…
What will they mean?
Will the Government accept them?
How long will they take?
Last night our CEO Matt Hodges-Long joined Sarah-Jane Mee on Sky News for their 1 hour Grenfell special. Matt calls for clearer Government leadership and stronger regulatory enforcement.
It’s now two days since the devastating Dagenham fire at the Spectrum Building. How might the newly empowered Building Safety Regulator exercise its powers of enforcement and prosecution against the legal duty holder, the Principal Accountable Person?
Our CEO Matt Hodges-Long was asked by LBC to write a short opinion piece tracking the 7 years from Grenfell Tower to the Spectrum Building and to give some thoughts on the role of Government in the Building Safety Crisis.
Our CEO Matt Hodges-Long explains that fire safety issues in mid-rise blocks were overlooked due to the post-Grenfell focus on cladding problems inhigh-rise buildings.
When Sky News approached us for comment on the prohibition (forced evacuation) of the Skyline Chambers building in Manchester it was a good opportunity to share our ongoing research into prohibitions…