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NewsAltered use of pre-insulated pipework could pose 鈥榗ritical鈥� fire risk, trade groups warn
Concerns as underground heating systems being installed above ground
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FeaturesConcerns grow over potential delays as firms await details of safety reforms
Everyone recognises the need for reforms that led to new safety regulations but experts fear finished buildings could lie idle for months
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News黑洞社区 Safety minister resigns
Lord Greenhalgh said he was 鈥榮addened鈥� by events which led to Johnson鈥檚 downfall
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FeaturesIs construction moving fast enough on building safety?
Last month鈥檚 黑洞社区 Safety Act ushered in sweeping reforms, but critics say construction should not wait for legislation to change its culture. Is that charge fair?聽
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NewsBarratt boss hits out at Gove鈥檚 拢3bn levy plan
David Thomas brands cladding levy unfair, unjust and disproportionate
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NewsHackitt slams industry for lack of progress on building safety
黑洞社区 safety review author says construction is taking too long to implement change
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NewsProducts firms 鈥榮ticking to their guns鈥� on refusal to pay for cladding costs, CPA says
Boss says 鈥渁ll manufacturers stand behind their products鈥� as row shows no sign of being resolved
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NewsPersimmon calls for 拢3bn levy to take account of contributions already made
Housebuilder聽pledges to work with government to ensure controversial 拢3bn levy is 鈥榝air鈥�
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NewsMore of the industry should shell out for cladding repairs, MP tells government
Housing committee chair Clive Betts says 鈥渁ll relevant parties鈥� must contribute to fixing unsafe buildings
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NewsContractors and architects should pay up for cladding costs too, products chief says
All parts of the construction industry bear responsibility for crisis, CPA boss says following breakdown of government talks
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FeaturesDecay, delay and deregulation: what we have learnt from the Grenfell Inquiry
Senior government figures had to explain why calls to amend the building regulations to clarify fire safety risk went聽unheeded
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NewsPickles complains about being questioned at Grenfell Inquiry as he had 鈥榖usy day鈥� planned
Former housing minister told QC this morning to 鈥榰se your time wisely鈥� as he had a 鈥檔umber of international guests coming in to see me鈥�
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FeaturesGove cladding deal tracker: how much extra will each housebuilder pay?
Firms have begun announcing they have signed up to Michael Gove鈥檚 cladding deal. Here鈥檚 what we know so far
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NewsHousebuilders and Gove close to deal on cladding repairs
Negotiators are finalising text of pledge to remediate unsafe housing blocks but issue of funding for 鈥渙rphan鈥� buildings remains unresolved
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News鈥婩atal 2009 cladding fire not 鈥榮evere鈥� enough to prompt investigation into similar buildings, Grenfell inquiry hears
Brian Martin also admits being 鈥榟orrified鈥櫬燽y senior building control officer鈥檚 misunderstanding of fire safety guidance聽
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NewsSenior civil servant 鈥榝orgot鈥� to clarify ambiguous fire safety guidance, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Brian Martin also admitted he 鈥榗ompletely underestimated鈥櫬爃azard posed by deadly ACM panels
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NewsDisastrous test failure on ACM cladding was 鈥榝orgotten鈥�, Grenfell inquiry hears
Senior civil servant responsible for building fire safety says 2001 tests 鈥渏ust got missed鈥�
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NewsRICS updates EWS1 form to reflect 鈥榩roportionate鈥� approach to fire safety checks
But forms already completed still valid until new assessments carried out on blocks
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NewsGovernment official 鈥榩arroted鈥� industry protests on accreditation scheme for fire risk assessors
Grenfell Inquiry hears that official did 鈥渘othing鈥� to scrutinise claims by businesses that scheme would be too costly
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NewsDeregulation drive slowed down review of fire safety guidance, Grenfell inquiry hears
Officials expanded review into wider look at building regulation because of requirement to remove more rules than were added