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The Independent speaks to Grenfell victims’ relatives and MPs raise concerns over faulty tumble dryers
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The bereaved relatives of Grenfell victims have told The Independent they feel “abandoned and forgotten” 11 months after the fire that claimed 72 lives.
Following a meeting with the prime minister, where 14 relatives of those who died urged her to ensure a “diverse” panel sits alongside the head of the inquiry into the fire, they said the PM was failing to act on their concerns, leaving them with the impression that “no one cares”.
The Guardian reports that MPs have called on major tumble dryer manufacturer, Whirlpool, to recall millions of tumble dryers as they pose a serious risk of bursting into flames..
Rachel Reeves, the Labour MP who chairs the business, energy and industrial strategy select committee, has written to ministers calling for them to take action over Whirlpool’s refusal to “take proper responsibility” for the defects.
Old football stadiums are being converted into housing developments and JLL has published a piece looking at the trend here.
People in their forties are now almost twice as likely to be renting their home from a private landlord than 10 years ago, the BBC has discovered.
Rising UK house prices have left many middle-age workers unable to afford a first home, or as "accidental renters" after a relationship break-up, according to the report.
And in east London a row has broken out over a housing association only providing properties to Orthodox Jews.
Agudas Israel Housing Association (AIHA) is being taken to court over its policy of providing homes only for Orthodox Jews, the Jewish Chronicle reports.
More than one in three UK homeowners wouldn’t be able to afford their home if it were listed on the property market at today’s value, The Independent reports, as the latest data from Halifax confirms prices have slightly gone up again.
Scottish housing association Clyde Valley Housing Association has secured a £70m private placement deal to support the funding of 700 new homes, website Scottish Construction Now reports.
Website The National has a piece about Loreburn Housing Association in Scotland using new technology to help prevent falls among older residents.
The founder of The Big Issue, Lord John Bird, is calling for fairer access to credit for those in poverty, the Belfast Telegraph reports.
Building magazine has a paywalled report about Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn backing the scrapping of the joint venture deal between Haringey Council and Lendlease.
And finally, the BBC has a fact-checking piece looking at whether we really are spending more money on rent.
On social media
Accessible homes were in the spotlight this morning on BBC Breakfast:
Excellent report from @ellispalmer94 on @BBCBreakfast highlighting crucial issue of the severe #accessiblehousing deficit - to rent and buy - in #Ukhousing. We should be building all new homes to an accessible standard NOW. I’m #ForAccessibleHomes t.co/X5eyabQQmv
— David Halliwell (@davidhalliwell4)Excellent report from @ellispalmer94 on @BBCBreakfast highlighting crucial issue of the severe #accessiblehousing deficit - to rent and buy - in #Ukhousing. We should be building all new homes to an accessible standard NOW. I’m #ForAccessibleHomes https://t.co/X5eyabQQmv
— David Halliwell (@davidhalliwell4) May 11, 2018
What’s on
In the days following the Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June 2017, Inside Housing launched the Never Again campaign to call for immediate action to implement the learning from the Lakanal House fire, and a commitment to act – without delay – on learning from the Grenfell Tower tragedy as it becomes available.
One year on, we have extended the campaign asks in the light of information that has emerged since.
Here are our updated asks:
GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LANDLORDS