Ahead of the start of phase two of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry on 27 January, Inside Housing is previewing some of the issues that will be under consideration. In the third of these, @PeteApps looks at ...

Brent Council is carrying out an “intrusive” programme into fire safety in the borough to ensure that buildings are safe following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Cllr Eleanor Southwood, responsible for ...

The Federal Opposition is promising tougher penalties for builders who breach the National Construction Code and install the kind of cladding blamed for London's Grenfell Tower fire. Tougher penalties ...

A national taskforce should be created to "get a grip" on the cladding crisis, the Labour Party says. The call comes ahead of a parliamentary debate today about protecting tenants and leaseholders ...

One of the main subcontractors on the £250m Greenwich Millennium Village project has gone into voluntary liquidation. Protec Industrial, which had been handling the cladding installation, was four ...

Southwark Council has “exaggerated” damp problems in an estate so it can install cladding, according to residents. Kingswood Estate in West Dulwich, built in the 1950s and home to 700 council tenants ...

Walsall Housing Group has been granted permission to install cladding on the properties in High Street, Moxley, near Darlaston. Fineline Architectural Design, acting on behalf of the landlord, said ...