Climate change minister Julie James has announced £375m to support residents in high rise buildings with fire safety defects. Pictures: Supplied/Huw Evans Agency THE Welsh Government is making £375 million available over the next three years to support leaseholders whose homes have been found to have fire safety defects. […]Click here to view original web…

People who are unable to sell their properties because of cladding issues will be able to claim Welsh Government help from June. The scheme, called the Leaseholder Support Scheme, means those eligible can sell their property and either move on or rent the property back. The Welsh Government has […] Click here to view original…

The government’s progress on cladding remediation has been driven by the actions of residents putting ministers under pressure behind the scenes. Peter Apps catches up with the key players Click here to view original web page at www.insidehousing.co.uk

The Grenfell Tower tragedy exposed fire safety issues in buildings across the UK People who are unable to sell their properties because of cladding issues will be able to claim Welsh Government help from June. The scheme, called the Leaseholder Support Scheme, means those eligible can sell their property […] Click here to view original…

Clarion Housing, which runs the Orchard Village estate in Rainham, confirmed that residents “will not be required to make any financial contributions towards the cost of the work” Dangerous cladding and other flammable elements will be removed from Orchard Village in Rainham at no cost to residents. That is […] Click here to view original…

There are roughly three million people trapped in flats they cannot sell Can you finally sell your flat if you’re caught up in the cladding scandal? Despite recent government moves to unblock the market, Ollie Kirby, 28, still can’t. A week ago he lost his third buyer. Yet again […] Click here to view original…

An apartment block on the Newcastle Quayside finally looks set to have its dangerous cladding removed, after being deemed eligible for cash to pay for the vital works. Residents of St Ann’s Quay have been nervously awaiting the outcome of a bid to a government fund set up after […] Click here to view original…

Adrienne Burton has backed up comments made by London Mayor Sadiq Khan Last updated 1 hour ago A woman from Bexhill says the Government has been far too slow to fix the cladding crisis. Adrienne Burton lives in the Landmark apartment complex, which is covered in potentially lethal cladding. […] Click here to view original…

Harry Banton, Dods Political Intelligence Principal Political Consultant, identifies half a dozen key challenges Secretary Of State Michael Gove and his ministerial team must contend with. Decentralising power Experts have long argued that the UK is one of the most centralised advanced democracies, and that putting certain powers and […] Click here to view original…

Cladding hit flat owners have welcomed changes announced by ministers to help protect them, but insist that ‘the crisis isn’t over’. The amendments are to the Building Safety Bill, which is currently going through the House of Lords and aims to improve building safety regulations following the Grenfell fire. […] Click here to view original…

An apartment block on the Newcastle Quayside finally looks set to have its dangerous cladding removed, after being deemed eligible for cash to pay for the vital works. Residents of St Ann’s Quay have been nervously awaiting the outcome of a bid to a government fund set up after […] Click here to view original…

The St Ann’s Quay building on the Newcastle Quayside. An apartment block on the Newcastle Quayside finally looks set to have its dangerous cladding removed, after being deemed eligible for cash to pay for the vital works. Residents of St Ann’s Quay have been nervously awaiting the outcome of […] Click here to view original…