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 »
Fire safety
Welsh Government sets out Budget commitments for housing
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 »
Minister reveals phase 1 of Welsh Building Safety Fund
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 »
White paper sets out building safety plans
Housing Minister Julie James has set out extensive reforms she said would give Wales the most comprehensive building safety regime in the UK and provide residents with a stronger voice. Proposals in the Building Safety White Paper cover all multi-occupied… Read more »
New fire safety system for high-rises
Welsh Government will reform the system regulating fire safety in high-rise buildings. Housing and local government minister Julie James will tell the Assembly later today (Tuesday) that she will consider new legislation to replace the current Fire Safety Order and… Read more »
Fire safety first for Wales
Welsh housing associations have teamed up with the fire service to launch what they claim is the UK’s first co-ordinated fire safety partnership for housing. The Primary Authority Scheme has been set up by Community Housing Cymru (CHC) in partnership… Read more »
Consultation on combustibles ban in high-rise blocks
Welsh Government has launched a consultation on banning the use of combustible materials on the external walls of high-rise housing blocks. The consultation will run for eight weeks from today (19 July) until 13 September and follows consultation on a ban… Read more »
Consultation on cladding ban after Hackitt review
Dame Judith Hackitt has called for radical reform of the regulatory system in her independent review of the building regulations and fire safety but stopped short of calling for an outright ban on combustible cladding. However, action could still follow… Read more »
Do we really want to play a blame game?
Making sure that residents are safe is the most important thing after the Grenfell Tower fire, not playing a blame game, says Sharon Morden. More than nine months after the tragic events at Grenfell it’s plain to see why the… Read more »