The Ghosts of Grenfell

UK building firms have largely escaped liability, Reuters review finds.

Sign up for Reuters newsletters One Essential Read One Essential Read Recommended by Edson Caldas, Newsletter Editor Exclusive: No penalties for UK firms that used deadly building material   Grenfell Tower blaze in London killed 72 people in 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville Seven years after the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze in London, contractors who fitted cladding panels that didn't meet fire-safety standards in place when installed have largely escaped financial liability, Correspondent Tom Bergin reports. Reuters identified 103 public housing buildings, owned by 26 local councils and not-for-profit housing associations, which had cladding of a type deemed to be non-compliant by the UK government, the courts or the public inquiry into the Grenfell fire. Read the full article Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters.com Reuters One Essential Read is sent three days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here. Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. Terms & Conditions and Privacy Statement © 2025 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036