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Morning Briefing: pay rise for Grenfell bosses
The company managing Grenfell Tower releases its annual accounts as pressure grows to rehouse survivors of the fire
In the news
Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (KCTMO), the organisation that manages Grenfell Tower, has released its annual accounts. The Times reports that the total pay, shared between four bosses, rose by 5.2% to £800,000 from 2016 to 2017.
The news comes as The Independent reports an answer to Labour MP David Lammy’s question in parliament regarding the rehousing of survivors of the fire.
Figures released to Mr Lammy reveal that almost two-thirds of the families who lost their homes in the fire are still living in hotel-type accommodation.
In other Grenfell news, the Sun on Sunday reported yesterday that police have arrested a senior firefighter for taking cash from Grenfell Tower.
The Telegraph, meanwhile, has a story about a factory owned by the company that installed flammable cladding on the outside of the tower. It reports that the factory itself caught fire on Saturday, requiring eight fire engines to deal with the blaze.
In Westminster, attention is turning back to housing, as the Financial Times reports on Labour plans to close the ‘viability assessment’ loophole that it says allows builders to escape their affordable housing obligations under Section 106 agreements.
Demos has a slightly different take on Section 106, with The Telegraph reporting a warning from the thinktank that financial contributions contained in the agreements “fundamentally undermine the viability” of building retirement homes.
On social media
New blog post, Viability Assessment Is Not A Loophole, It’s A Noose t.co/46iFvG6Tz6
— Simon Ricketts (@sricketts1)New blog post, Viability Assessment Is Not A Loophole, It's A Noose https://t.co/46iFvG6Tz6
— Simon Ricketts (@sricketts1) November 4, 2017
What’s on
At 4.30pm today, the first delegated legislation committee in parliament will discuss the draft bill for the regulation of social housing. The passage of this bill is crucial if the Office for National Statistics is to reclassify housing associations as private sector organisations.
