London Assembly calls for tenants and leaseholders to be protected from fire safety costs
Sadiq Khan set to ask government to review Building Safety Bill
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Cladding crisis: Homeowners promise summer of protests after Commons defeat
MPs last week voted down amendment designed to protect leaseholders from crippling fire safety costs
Firefighters issue barbecuing advice after blaze at Hackney Wick pub
No-one hurt after grill was left too close to a wooden door, but incident prompts safety warning
Government has ‘spectacularly failed’ to address cladding scandal, says Hackney Mayor
Town Hall backs campaigners who say Whitehall’s new plans do not grasp the ‘size and scope’ of the crisis
Resident safety chief warns of shortfall in government funding on post-Grenfell works
Donna Bryce says all London boroughs are worried about the resources needed to comply with ‘huge changes’ to building regulations
‘Bureaucratic nightmare’ over unsafe cladding continues for Hackney residents
Mayor Glanville and Cllr Sem Moema call for ‘greater transparency’ over building ownership and liabilities
Town Hall to remove combustible insulation from Nightingale Estate tower block
Seaton Point works set to begin in April as final stage of £5m replacement programme in council buildings
Council working with private property owners to remove Grenfell-style cladding
‘We will continue to monitor this and ensure no stone is left unturned to make buildings in Hackney safer,’ says mayor
Mayor voices ‘disappointment’ over lack of central funding for fire doors
Town Hall reveals it was sold over a thousand doors which should have been fire safe for 30 minutes but were not
Thousands of Hackney homes to get new fire-resistant doors
17,000 front doors to be replaced in multimillion-pound council project which is expected to last three years
Lincoln Court: Contractor admits use of shopping trolleys during fire safety work is ‘unacceptable’
Council contractors spotted using supermarket trolleys to lug building waste in preparation for re-cladding
Two people rescued from council tower block after fire on 10th floor
Elderly pair led to safety following blaze this morning at the Trelawney Estate in Hackney Central
Lincoln Court: Government watchdog steps in over fire safety plans
Health & Safety Executive says re-cladding work will not start until it is satisfied that council contractor Wates is ‘compliant’
178 urgent fire safety issues in Hackney blocks ‘outstanding’ ahead of Grenfell anniversary
Council says 94 per cent of issues in housing blocks have been addressed
Grenfell-linked Celotex material not used on blocks, says Hackney Council
Housing chief responds to BBC Panorama investigation
Hackney Council stands by cladding contractor following safety complaints
Building firm Wates says safety is its ‘number one priority’ after criticism from Lincoln Court residents