fire safety management
City of London addresses a growing fire safety backlog in social housing, investing £1 million in compliance.
The City of London Corporation is currently addressing a growing backlog of fire safety actions in its social housing, which reached 1,634 outstanding actions as of July 2026, an increase from 1,187 in June 2026. This rise is attributed to new assessments. The Housing Management and Almshouses Sub (Community and Children's Services) Committee received a quarterly report on this situation in September 2026.
To accelerate compliance and strengthen fire safety management, which involves systems and procedures to ensure occupant safety in buildings, the City Corporation is investing £1 million in specialist consultancy. Separately, Greenwich Council's Local Planning Committee approved a six-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) in February 2026, despite a councillor raising concerns about fire safety management during the meeting.
Key facts
- The City of London's social housing had 1,634 outstanding fire safety actions as of July 2026. Source
- City of London Corporation is investing £1 million in specialist consultancy for fire safety compliance. Source
- City of London's Housing Management and Almshouses Sub Committee received a fire safety report in September 2026. Source
- Greenwich Council's Local Planning Committee approved a six-bedroom HMO in February 2026. Source
- A councillor raised fire safety management concerns about the Greenwich HMO application. Source
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