Peter Apps

After Grenfell, landlords have strict new duties on checking fire doors. But what is happening in reality? Peter Apps reports

In the aftermath of the deadly Wang Fuk fire in Hong Kong, focus turned to bamboo scaffolding. But, as Peter Apps reports, scaffolding in the UK can pose a fire risk as well

Minor building work to high-rise blocks is likely to be moved out of the scope of the Building Safety Regulator’s oversight, amid a major shake-up led by chair Andy Roe

The Building Safety Regulator raised eyebrows over the summer when it appointed two former leaders of the London Fire Brigade to senior positions. Peter Apps meets them to ask what comes next

The Building Safety Regulator’s ‘Gateway 2’ process is causing severe delays to essential safety works. Peter Apps investigates why

London’s housing crisis has become unbearable, but the city was not always like this. In Peter Apps’ new book, he traces the city’s journey from the relative security of the 1980s to the chaos of the present day. In this extract, we visit London in the 1980s and meet some of the characters the book will follow as the decades pass

A round-up of the key news stories, guidance documents and new thinking for those involved in building safety issues, gathered by Peter Apps

Almost 75% of existing buildings so far assessed by the Building Safety Regulator have failed to meet the standards required