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…
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…
There are some events so huge they have a profound impact on the nation. The fire at Grenfell Tower a year ago is one of those rare events. The scale of the tragedy was so vast, and the human pain we felt so raw and immediate, that we all, in our anger, knew things had to change.…
A new crackdown on slum housing used to accommodate vulnerable people is set to be rolled out across Hull. Around 600 properties owned and run by a variety of landlords and organisations currently operate outside of existing contracts between Hull City Council and other housing providers. They provide accommodation for roughly 1,400 people who have typically previously…
“I can’t work” says Katya. One reason she can’t work is that it takes her 40 minutes to walk to the nearest available school from her housing block in Harlow, Essex, and 40 minutes back, which means that she spends the best part of three hours every day ferrying her young children to and fro. Shops…
Harlow- Terminus House Harlow new town was built after World War II to ease overcrowding in London and has the third highest proportion of social housing in England with a total of 81,944 properties. In 1951 the Lawn was Britain’s first residential tower block, as well as the location for its first pedestrian precinct, and…
HISTORY Many people reading this article will not realise that Salford City is the home of Manchester United Football Club! It is also the home of Trafford Park, now nationally famous for the Trafford Centre. However, few will know that Trafford Park, a Salford suburb, was a major supplier of material in the First and…