There are 1,210 completed homes which cannot be occupied because of delays in the work of the government's building safety regulator, Sky News can reveal.

The safety inspection regime created in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy, which claimed 72 lives , is "not fit for purpose", according to those who depend on its work.

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Sky News has visited an empty block of 99 flats in west London where future residents - who have purchased the properties - have been unable to move in for over a year because of the lack of regulator approval.

New data obtained exclusively by Sky News through a Freedom of Information request shows the extent of the issue.

Image: An empty block of 99 flats in Acton, west London

As of 1 August, there is "no decision" on eight ap

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