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  • TPI Statement: Nine Years On: Rembering Grenfell

    Nine years ago, 72 people lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire. For their families, the survivors, and the wider community, no anniversary brings relief; only the renewed weight of grief and the continuing struggle for justice. We remember them today, as we do every year.

    This year, for the first time, the pursuit of criminal accountability is visibly advancing. The Metropolitan Police are submitting files of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service, with decisions on potential charges expected by June 2027. Up to 57 individuals and 20 companies may face prosecution, with trials, if they proceed, expected around 2029. Nine years is already an almost unbearable wait for justice. We hope the process, when it concludes, delivers something meaningful for those who have carried this grief the longest.

    The Grenfell Tower Inquiry, the most comprehensive examination of building safety failure in this country’s history, published its final report in September 2024. Its findings were damning, confirming what many in this sector have long known: the fire was the result of decades of systemic failure across manufacturers, contractors, developers, building control, and regulation. Those findings and recommendations made by the Inquiry now sit with government and TPI will continue to engage with policymakers to ensure that recommendations affecting the property management profession and in-occupation phase are implemented. 

    For our members, the daily reality has not eased. TPI’s own data tells a stark story: of 511 remediation projects tracked by members in May 2026, only 13.5% had completed cladding remediation. In developer-led projects (where companies pledged to fix the buildings they built) that figure falls to just 10%. Nine years on, thousands of residents remain against their wishes in unsafe homes that they can’t sell, and many still live with defects that go beyond cladding. The building safety crisis was never only about what is on the outside of a building.

    Andrew Bulmer, Chief Executive of The Property Institute, commented:

    “Our data shows that in developer-pledged projects, only one in ten buildings has completed remediation. Behind that number are real people — residents who bought their homes in good faith, who cannot sell, cannot move on, and in too many cases are still living with unresolved safety risks and higher bills as a result. Nine years is too long to ask anyone to wait for a resolution.

    “Our members work alongside these residents every day. They see the human cost of slow progress in ways that no statistics can capture. TPI will not stop pressing for the accountability, protection and comprehensive remediation that residents deserve — through the Remediation Bill, through our engagement with government, and through everything we do to support our members in their work to ensure buildings are safe.”

    The anticipated Remediation Bill must address this in full. TPI will be pressing for legislation that holds pledged developers genuinely to account and creates a clear route to identify and fix internal fire safety defects, not just external wall systems.

    But today is not primarily about legislation. It is about 72 people who lost their lives, and about the thousands still living with the consequences of what happened that night.

     

  • Homes England launch Interim Measures Alarm Fund (IMAF)

    The Interim Measures Alarm Fund (IMAF), managed and delivered by Homes England, provides government funding to install interim fire alarm systems in residential buildings.
    The Interim Measures Alarm Fund (IMAF) is designed to reduce the prolonged use of interim fire safety measures and encourage progress towards more permanent fire safety remediation. Read more and aply here.

    The fund aims to:

    • improve resident safety while remediation or long‑term mitigation work is undertaken, enabling residents to remain safely in their homes
    • reduce the risk of unnecessary decants, ensuring buildings remain occupied where safe and appropriate to do so
    • promote compliance with National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) guidance on simultaneous evacuation by supporting the replacement of waking watch with common fire alarm systems where feasible
    • protect leaseholders not covered by statutory protections from the cost of interim measures by funding the installation of common fire alarms

    The fund helps:

    • support leaseholders, by removing potential exposure to the high ongoing costs of waking watch arrangements, which previously required residents to cover substantial monthly charges
    • implement the installation of common fire alarm systems that meet BS 58391 Category L5 standards, providing a more effective and sustainable fire safety system than human fire wardens

  • Leaseholder Managed Buildings - Survey on experience of managing safety

    Are you a director or an active member of a Right to Manage Company, Resident Management Company or a collectively enfranchised building? Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) need to hear from you. 

    MHCLG know that being responsible for your building’s safety can be challenging. They are carrying out research to better understand your experiences of this role, the key challenges you face, and the support needed to help you to maintain the safety of your building.

    This is an opportunity to share your experiences and help ensure that any support is designed with your needs in mind. You can choose to take part anonymously or leave your personal contact details. If you leave your details, MHCLG may contact you for further discussion about your experience of managing your building.  

    A small number of survey respondents may be invited to take part in one-to-one interviews with researchers at MHCLG. 

    Please take part in this short survey before midnight on Monday 16th March. It will take no longer than 10-15 minutes to complete: Leaseholder Managed Building Experience Survey – Fill in form

  • MHCLG Launches new Building Safety Newsletter

    Residents, industry professionals and otherstakehlders can now stay informed about building safety developments, guidance, and updates by subscribing to MHCLG’s newsletter. Sign up by clicking here

    The first issue (January 2026)  can be found here

  • Guidance on Building Control Approval Applications for a New Higher-Risk Building

    The Construction Leadership Council (CLC), in collaboration with industry experts and the Building Safety Regulator, has released new guidance to support Building Control Approval Applications for new Higher-Risk Buildings (Gateway 2).

    This practical resource sets out the core principles for submitting and assessing applications — helping ensure the right information is provided at the right time.

    You can:

    • Read the CLC press release HERE
    • Access the full guidance HERE
    • Explore further resources on the CLC website HERE

     

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