Nine years after the dramatic fire at Grenfell Tower in London, the very slow compliance of British buildings with standards

Tevyn Allen, a resident of Archway Heights in North London, has lived in darkness for nearly six years due to scaffolding blocking light from his balcony. Installed in March 2020 for fire safety renovations following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the scaffolding was initially expected to be temporary. The UK has identified 4,724 buildings over 11 meters tall with dangerous cladding, primarily constructed after 2000, coinciding with reduced funding for safety oversight agencies.