Martina Lees

Research shows that more than half of councils are failing to support self-builders — check how your local authority fares

For decades British sofas have contained chemicals linked to cancer because of our uniquely strict fire rules. Now one woman’s campaign has persuaded ministers to act

After our investigation exposed the danger in British homes, upholsterers are asking whether fabrics packed with chemicals are linked to long-term conditions

Build, baby, build? Rising costs and mortgage rates, plus instability in the Middle East, have created nothing but problems for Britain’s developers

Martina Lees speaks to Andy Roe, chair of the building safety regulator, about the new building ‘MoTs’ designed to prevent another Grenfell

Handprints and writings from the tower’s fire victims are being lost during work that is emotionally fraught and technically challenging

The government’s reforms would cut the costs of property sales and make gazumping and gazundering a thing of the past

Residents living in blocks under 11m have been left behind — until today, when government funding was announced. But who the £60m pot will go to is uncertain

Thousands of homeowners who thought their post-Grenfell crisis was over are still trapped in properties they cannot sell

For decades the strictest fire safety rules in the world have led to UK foam mattresses being filled with chemicals linked to cancer