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Lucie Heath

Lucie Heath is the deputy news editor of Inside Housing

June 2022

  • Grenfell Tower Ahead Of 5th Anniversary Of Deadly Fire<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: A memorial wall underneath Grenfell Tower on June 13, 2022 in London, England. Tomorrow marks the fifth anniversary of the deadly blaze at Grenfell tower that killed 72 people. A public inquiry condemned the London Fire Brigade's "stay put" strategy, in which emergency personnel told residents to stay in their flats for nearly two hours after the fire began. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

    The Grenfell inquiry revealed shocking failures – five years on, they are far from fixed

    Lucie Heath
    The incompetence and malpractice that cost 72 people their lives has been exposed, but the pace of change is painfully slow, says Lucie Heath, deputy news editor of Inside Housing

April 2022

  • Conservative Party Conference, Manchester, United Kingdom - 04 Oct 2021<br>RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE Mandatory Credit: Photo by MI News/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock (12523847ae) Eric Pickles MP on day two of the Conservative Party Conference at Manchester Central, Manchester on Monday 4th October 2021. Conservative Party Conference, Manchester, United Kingdom - 04 Oct 2021

    Ex-ministers could have shown humility and regret at the Grenfell inquiry. They didn’t

    Lucie Heath
    Despite weeks of evidence about safety deregulation, those who were in charge seem convinced they are above reproach, says Inside Housing’s Lucie Heath

January 2022

  • Leaseholders Demonstration in London<br>LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 16, 2021: Members of leasehold action groups stage a rally in Parliament Square protesting against cost of ground rents, building safety, cladding and call for abolition of leasehold law across England and Wales on September 16, 2021 in London, England. (Photo credit should read Wiktor Szymanowicz/Barcroft Media via Getty Images)

    Thousands face huge bills to fix dangerous cladding. Here’s how Michael Gove can help them

    Lucie Heath
    The minister’s promise that many more leaseholders will not have to pay for repairs is heartening, but flaws in his proposal must be addressed, says housing journalist Lucie Heath