Who Is to Blame for Deadly 2017 Grenfell Tower Fire? September 5, 2024 By Catarina Demony and Michael Holden A public inquiry into the devastating 2017 London Grenfell Tower blaze concluded on Wednesday that a “culmination of decades of...
UK Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry Blames All Deaths on Incompetence and Greed September 5, 2024 By Michael Holden and Catarina Demony A public inquiry into the devastating 2017 London Grenfell Tower blaze that killed 72 people blamed the disaster on failings...
Fire Fears After UK’s Grenfell Disaster Set Back Wood Building, With Insurance as Factor April 27, 2023 By Olivia Rudgard To get fire department approval for their six-story London office project made of strong engineered wood known as mass timber,...
UK Builders Face Ban Unless They Commit to Repairing Unsafe Cladding March 15, 2023 By Marion Dakers Eleven property developers could be barred from the industry unless they sign a UK government contract to repair unsafe cladding...
Britain Proposes Reforms for Insuring Apartment Blocks After Deadly Grenfell Tower Fire September 21, 2022 Britain’s financial watchdog has proposed reforming how apartment blocks are insured after the deaths of 72 people in the Grenfell...
UK Regulator Pushes Insurers to Cut Premiums for Fire-Risk Apartments July 19, 2022 By Katherine Griffiths and Jack Sidders Thousands of people living in high-rise apartments in Britain are set to get better deals on their property insurance following...
UK Government’s Safety Plan for High-Rise Buildings Could Push Away Investors: Aviva July 14, 2021 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu Aviva Plc, the UK insurer and asset manager, warned the government that new safety proposals for high-rise apartment blocks could...
Firms Involved in Building Work on London’s Grenfell Tower Take No Blame for 2017 Fire January 29, 2020 Firms involved in building work on London tower bloc that caught fire have sidestepped any responsibility for the 2017 tragedy...
Lawsuit Filed for ‘Defective’ Products Linked to London’s Grenfell Tower Fire Disaster June 13, 2019 By L.S. Howard Three U.S. companies have been slapped with a wrongful death and products liability lawsuit for manufacturing products linked to London’s...
Insurer-Backed Research Urges Reform of Fire Tests of British Building Materials April 25, 2018 British laboratory tests on the fire safety of building materials are inadequate, research for the insurance industry in the wake...