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Major legislation on building safety is being laid before the Senedd today (Monday) as part of Welsh Government’s programme of reforms to improve safety in residential buildings in response to the Grenfell Tower fire. Housing secretary Jayne Bryant said that… Read more »
Welsh Government has launched a new leaseholder legal advisory scheme to help support leaseholders in medium and high-rise buildings affected by fire safety issues in Wales. From Friday, May 10 the scheme will offer free and bespoke legal advice to leaseholders to… Read more »
A long-running battle over fire safety defects at an apartment complex in Cardiff Bay has moved a significant step closer to resolution after an offer by the developer to pay for remediation works by the developer was welcomed by residents…. Read more »
Climate change minister Julie James has delivered her latest update on what she called an ‘ambitious’ building safety programme that would make residents feel ‘safe and secure in their homes’. Delivering the update in the Senedd on Tuesday, she confirmed… Read more »
Nine major housebuilders have now signed up to the Welsh Government’s Developers Pact, a pledge designed for companies to confirm their intention to address fire safety issues in buildings of 11 metres and over in height that they have developed… Read more »
Leaseholders in Wales who are facing significant financial hardship over fire safety issues can apply for a new Welsh Government support scheme from today (Monday June 27). The Leaseholder Support Scheme, the first of its kind in the UK, will… Read more »
Climate change minister Julie James has revealed the first details of a new Leaseholder Support Scheme to help people who are struggling financially and unable to sell their properties because of escalating costs associated with fire safety issues. Her pledge… Read more »
Here’s a sneak preview of the new issue of Welsh Housing Quarterly that will be published and online this week. The theme for our Winter 2022 issue is supply and we have good news and bad news for affordable housing…. Read more »
New social housing, decarbonisation and a second phase of the Building Safety Fund all feature in Welsh Government’s three-year Draft Budget published on Monday. The plans announced by finance minister Rebecca Evans set out spending plans for 2022/23 and indicative… Read more »
Welsh Government will pay for fire safety surveys and establish a Fire Safety – Building Passport scheme for multi-occupied residential buildings over 11m, climate change minister Julie James announced on Monday. In a written statement, the minister hailed steps already… Read more »
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