Duration: 20 minutes
Platform: Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Lee Russell
The Government published its response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report on 26 February 2025.
This is likely to lead to key reforms for both social housing providers and the construction sector generally.
Potential ‘Higher-Risk Building’ definition change and impact on tall building portfolio.
Why Boards need to be thinking about it:
- Increased scrutiny and accountability – Landlord and building owners will be under increased scrutiny and held to a higher standard to ensure the safety of buildings under their management. Being aware of the government’s response and what is likely to flow from it will arm Boards with information at the earliest opportunity.
- Training and learning - Boards will need to be aware of the changes and ensure their organisations plan for what could be on the horizon.
- Legal and regulatory consequences – Boards will need to be conscious of the additional legal and reputational risk with proposed changes as a consequence to the Government’s response.
In this session we will cover:
- Provide a brief introduction – This would explain what the Grenfell Report is and what it seeks to change and its key recommendations.
- Explain the outcomes from the Government response – This will detail the outcomes – including the creation of a single regulator and a potential new definition of a higher-risk building.
- Discuss why Boards need to be thinking about this – This will set out what could be on the horizon to help Boards plan in the long term about their ‘Higher-Risk Building’ portfolio and adapt development pipelines to take the same into account.
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