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Housing secretary Jayne Bryant has hailed the work of a new collaboration of social landlords ahead of its official launch next week. Tai ar y Cyd, a collaboration of 23 Welsh social landlords, has produced a groundbreaking pattern book of… Read more »
Trivallis has advised 40 households to immediately move out of their homes due to risk of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC). Survey work carried out by Trivallis on its properties in the Hirwaun area has identified issues with the roofs… Read more »
Tenant expertise should be at forefront of the green skills challenge, says a new report from CIH Cymru and Aico. The sector insight report engaged a wide range of professionals to understand skills linked to delivering on some of the… Read more »
Supply chain issues are having a major impact in Wales as providers of social and affordable housing report problems with materials supplies, price increases and delays to projects, according to a new survey. Tyfu Tai Cymru (part of CIH Cymru)… Read more »
The United Welsh Group is developing a factory in the heart of Caerphilly to build timber frame, low carbon homes. Due to open this autumn, the factory will manufacture high quality, sustainable timber frame structures complete with factory fitted insulation… Read more »
Fossil fuel heating will be banned in new social homes from October and Welsh Government wants private developers to adopt the same new build standards by 2025. The move is part of a Welsh Government commitment to renewable energies and… Read more »
Factory-made housing should be at the heart of affordable housing supply in Wales, says housing minister Julie James. Welsh Government wants local authorities to build far more council homes at scale and pace but says they face the same capacity… Read more »
Communities secretary Carl Sargeant allocated an extra £9m to the Innovative Housing Programme this year as he revealed details of 22 affordable housing projects that will benefit. Launched in February, the programme aims to create demonstrator projects to help inform… Read more »
The Homes for Wales coalition has relaunched its campaign to raise awareness of the housing crisis in Wales ahead of the UK General Election in June. Following a successful campaign during the 2016 Assembly Election to raise devolved housing issues up the political… Read more »
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