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Suppliers criticised on first day of fresh hearings, with accusations of ‘buck-passing’
Inspector rates only one-third of providers ‘good’ in all areas
Banks and surveyors move to tackle post-Grenfell concerns and revive apartment sales
Dany Cotton’s decision to stand down four months earlier than planned welcomed by city’s mayor
Research shows HPL cladding failed safety tests 80% of the time
Arconic invokes French blocking statute in UK public inquiry and US court
Witnesses say blaze spread rapidly over surface of student accommodation block
Privately owned towers prove problematic as battles rage over who should pay
Remark about blaze victims is first major gaffe of UK general election campaign
‘Failures were so significant they ought to have been foreseeable’
Fire at London block of flats killed 72 people in 2017
PM urged to change ‘stay put’ policy and laws on high-rise buildings
Tower façade breached regulations leading to rapid spread of blaze
Council’s insurer lost an arbitration dispute with Munich Re linked to the 2017 London blaze
Services that check buildings for compliance on issues such as fire safety affected
Any charges can only be brought after inquiry’s final report, in 2021 at the earliest
New body will be able to enforce tougher rules for tall residential buildings
Government move ends stand-off with private landlords over retrofit costs
From J M L Stone, London, UK
Local authorities told to reclaim post-Grenfell costs from offshore funds that own freeholds
Hodge Jones & Allen to convert to employee ownership trust
Brigade commissioner says advice was safest option ‘if a building behaves correctly’
UK government keen to avoid funding remedial work on private sector blocks
Move comes after Grenfell Tower disaster
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