The boss of the consultant hired to provide clerk of works services for Grenfell Tower’s ill-fated refurbishment has said it was “crystal clear” the project client was getting a more limited site-inspection service, the probe into 2017’s fire has heard.

Gurpal Virdee, who is managing partner at property and construction consultancy John Rowan & Partners, said he believed that Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation was fully aware that it was not buying an end-to-end service from the firm.