Building safety in the buildings we manage

Following the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017, the UK government took steps to enhance building regulations and fire safety. An independent review led by Dame Judith Hackitt highlighted the need for stronger regulations for high-risk residential buildings. As a result, the Building Safety Act was enacted in April 2022, incorporating many of these recommendations. 

We have a separate page for safety in private-sector residential buildings.

Our strategy

Our primary goal is prioritising our residents’ welfare and putting you at the heart of what we do. We have established a dedicated Building Safety Team to oversee safety standards in the buildings we manage. The team are creating an engagement strategy to involve and communicate with residents and building users about safety measures for both new and existing buildings. 

We are focusing on high-rise buildings (those with seven or more stories or exceeding 18 meters in height). We intend to work with residents to create a unique engagement strategy for your building. 

Objectives

Through our resident engagement strategy, we aim to: 

• empower you to actively contribute to the safety of your building 
• outline ways you can participate and the benefits of being involved 
• identify the types of safety information you need and how you would like this information to be shared   
• improve the way we interact with you about the safety of your homes 
• ensure our staff understand your right to have a say in decisions about your home 
• clarify the responsibilities of both the council and residents in maintaining a safe living environment

Gathering resident feedback

Thank you to everyone who responded to our survey. We are using your insight to create our resident engagement strategy and bespoke safety strategies for each block. 

We will soon be publishing a city-wide engagement strategy to set out how we will work with residents across our high-rise buildings to ensure building safety. We will regularly update this strategy with feedback from residents. If you have any comments on the strategy or would like to share feedback or concerns about your own building, you can contact the building safety team by emailing: [email protected]

Our next steps are to develop a bespoke resident engagement strategy for all high-risk buildings, providing comprehensive information to residents about your specific blocks.

Get involved

If you would like to find out more about building safety and how you can influence decisions about your block, join our block meetings. We will discuss safety plans, hear feedback from our resident survey and help design a tailored safety strategy for your building.

Keyham House Resident’s consultation meeting

• Date: Thursday 9 May 2024 from 6pm to 7pm
• Venue: St. Stephen's C Of E Primary School (91-99 Westbourne Park Road, London, England, W2 5QH)

Meeting will be held online via Microsoft Teams

• Meeting ID: 341 130 887 647
• Passcode: uiVdEh

Parsons House Resident’s consultation meeting

• Date: Wednesday 15 May 2024 from 6pm to 7pm
• Venue: Parsons House Meeting room

Meeting will be held online via Microsoft Teams

• Meeting ID: 330 485 130 967
• Passcode: evi59R

If you would like more information about our building safety programme, you can contact the Building Safety Team.