Morning Briefing: Grenfell rehousing added to survivors trauma

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Grenfell survivors were further traumatised by the much-criticised failure to swiftly rehouse them, a report commissioned by North Kensington Law Centre says this morning.

It says: “The council’s interaction with residents in the period after the fire had the capacity to alleviate some of the trauma of survivors, but instead too often only exacerbated it.

“In the last 12 months, RBKC has failed to fully grasp this reality and has let down survivors as a result.”

The law centre assisted in looking after many of the survivors and its report is carried in many national media outlets this morning.

In other Grenfell related news, housing secretary James Brokenshire gave a statement to the House of Commons yesterday where he revealed the consultation on banning combustible materials will be published next week.

Prime minister Theresa May has issued a caveated apology in the Evening Standard for her failure to meet with survivors in the aftermath of the blaze.

Elsewhere, Lambeth Council has invested in private rented housing through its pension fund.

In The Guardian, housing columnist Dawn Foster rails against the impact of the Right to Buy policy.

And on the National Housing Federation website there is a blog from Jigsaw Homes Group about how to combat rough sleeping.