A blogger who raised safety concerns about Grenfell Tower was viewed by its landlords as a “negative force”, with one director asking a colleague to look into whether his critical writings were “libellous”, an inquiry has heard.
Resident Edward Daffarn, who lived on the 16th floor, was a long-term campaigner about issues at the tower, and famously predicted a fire in a blog post seven months before the June 2017 blaze that claimed 72 lives.
On Tuesday, a public inquiry into the fire was presented with details of emails and meeting minutes relating to how The Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) handled consulting residents during the tower’s refurbishment which was completed in 2016.
A blogger who raised safety concerns about Grenfell Tower was viewed by its landlords as a “negative force”, with one director asking a colleague to look into whether his critical writings were “libellous”, an inquiry has heard.
Resident Edward Daffarn, who lived on the 16th floor, was a long-term campaigner about issues at the tower, and famously predicted a fire in a blog post seven months before the June 2017 blaze that claimed 72 lives.
On Tuesday, a public inquiry into the fire was presented with details of emails and meeting minutes relating to how The Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) handled consulting residents during the tower’s refurbishment which was completed in 2016.
A blogger who raised safety concerns about Grenfell Tower was viewed by its landlords as a “negative force”, with one director asking a colleague to look into whether his critical writings were “libellous”, an inquiry has heard.
Resident Edward Daffarn, who lived on the 16th floor, was a long-term campaigner about issues at the tower, and famously predicted a fire in a blog post seven months before the June 2017 blaze that claimed 72 lives.
On Tuesday, a public inquiry into the fire was presented with details of emails and meeting minutes relating to how The Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) handled consulting residents during the tower’s refurbishment which was completed in 2016.
GRENFELL residents were labelled as “troublemakers” and “disruptive” for raising complaints about cladding during public meetings over the tower block’s refurbishment, the inquiry into the tragedy heard today.
Former Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (KCTMO) director of assets, Peter Maddison, was asked about resident consultation, engagement with various resident groups and the way complaints were handled regarding the refurbishment of the tower block.
Mr Maddison said that in 2013, the KCTMO elected to stop holding resident consultation meetings and instead move to newsletters and drop-in sessions because that was what residents preferred and because previous meetings were “poorly attended.”
A blogger who raised safety concerns about Grenfell Tower was viewed by its landlords as a “negative force”, with one director asking a colleague to look into whether his critical writings were “libellous”, an inquiry has heard.
Resident Edward Daffarn, who lived on the 16th floor, was a long-term campaigner about issues at the tower, and famously predicted a fire in a blog post seven months before the June 2017 blaze that claimed 72 lives.
On Tuesday, a public inquiry into the fire was presented with details of emails and meeting minutes relating to how The Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) handled consulting residents during the tower’s refurbishment which was completed in 2016.