Housing Minister Robert Jenrick said new guidelines have been drawn up with the victims of the Grenfell Tower blaze in mind. He said the Social Housing White Paper would "deliver on the commitment we made to the Grenfell community that never again would the voices of residents go unheard". Mr Jenrick also announced a consultation on making smoke and carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all rental properties. He said the reforms will bring "transformational change" that will give social housing residents "a much stronger voice". He added: "I want to see social housing tenants empowered by a regulatory regime and a culture of transparency, accountability, decency and public service befitting of the best intentions and deep roots of social housing in this country."

Source: Daily Mirror November 17, 2020 00:01 UTC