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精东影视Disastrous 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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精东影视RICS 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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精东影视Government 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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精东影视Deregulation 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
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精东影视Government considered replacing building control with insurance, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Radical measure was one option presented to ministers as part of drive to cut red tape
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精东影视Persimmon boss expects housebuilders will have to pay safety levy
Dean Finch says new charge most likely outcome of negotiations with government over cladding costs
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精东影视BRE manager did not tell minister that ACM had failed fire test 16 years before Grenfell
Debbie Smith denied reaching agreement with senior official to withhold key details about cladding from minister in meeting three days after fire, inquiry hears
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精东影视BRE staff may never have received impartiality training, Grenfell inquiry hears
Testing house鈥檚 former managing director admits lack of formal training regime was a聽鈥榳eakness鈥�
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CommentWhy new safety laws could do more harm than good
As increased liability pushes insurance costs beyond reach of most firms, capacity to fix unsafe homes or build new ones will plummet
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FeaturesExplainer: Gove鈥檚 threats to shut down housebuilders over building safety
Housebuilders are locked in negotiations with Michael Gove over paying another 拢4bn to repair housing blocks affected by the fire safety crisis
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CommentHigh energy costs 鈥� it鈥檚 not just households who are feeling the pinch
The impact of on businesses is not yet part of the public debate 鈥� but it should be
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精东影视Gove unveils plan to give legal force to 拢4bn cladding threats
Ministers set to amend law to stop developers from building unless they pay into remediation fund
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精东影视Persimmon sought legal advice from top QC over Gove鈥檚 拢4bn cladding threats
Barrister reported as saying Gove would be acting unlawfully if he sought to hinder housebuilders from trading
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CommentLearning from Grenfell: collaborative procurement to support building safety
New government guidance will help implement Judith Hackitt鈥檚 recommendation of a more integrated, less adversarial approach to construction
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精东影视Gove threatens to stop housebuilders trading unless they pay into cladding fund
Housing secretary聽steps up war of words with developers
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精东影视Industry can鈥檛 鈥榬est on laurels鈥� over net zero and building safety, government tells firms
Minister outlines construction鈥檚 priorities for the year ahead
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精东影视Insurers call for hybrid structures to make timber buildings easier to insure
Report recommendations include concrete cores and alternating concrete and timber floors to reduce flood and fire risk
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精东影视MPs to scrutinise Gove鈥檚 building safety funding plan
Committee inquiry calls for industry submissions on proposed 拢4bn housebuilder levy
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精东影视Safety fears force Ballymore to withdraw Docklands tower scheme
Plans for 52-storey tower pulled as concerns raised over single staircase design
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FeaturesWhen will the blockage on mortgage valuations for flats end?
Michael Gove wants to unlock a part of the housing market frozen by concerns over fire safety, but his plan to ditch EWS1 forms may take time聽