Jane Dodds, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, says we need a new social contract for the future after the pandemic. The word crisis comes from the Greek word to mean separate or to sieve. A crisis then is a… Read more »
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WHQ special issue focuses on Coronavirus and housing
A month, which seems like a decade, ago the April issue of WHQ was going to focus on one of the fundamentals of housing: rents. And then the Coronavirus changed everything. For landlords, tenants, local authorities, homelessness organisations and everyone… Read more »
Shelter Cymru petition calls for stronger safety net
Shelter Cymru has launched a petition calling for urgent action to strengthen the welfare safety net for tenants to stop a wave of evictions and homelessness when the Coronavirus crisis is over. It says the COVID-19 outbreak is causing huge… Read more »
Covid-19 resources
A wide range of guidance is available across the housing sector and is constantly evolving as the situation changes. General information and resources about the outbreak are available from Public Health Wales at phw.nhs.wales/topics/latest-information-on-novel-coronavirus-covid-19/. Welsh Government Detailed Welsh Government guidance… Read more »
Money is not a dirty word – greed is
In the final blog by students who attended the Wales Housing Research Conference 2020, Naomii Thomas reflects on the role of the private rented sector. The conference did as it promised and delivered excellent insight into a wide range of… Read more »
Rising to the COVID-19 challenge
Julie James sets out the Welsh Government response to Coronavirus and the support available to homeless people, tenants, home owners, landlords and local authorities We are living in unprecedented times. It’s a much used phrase but sadly it’s true. The… Read more »
Language and organisational culture
In the third in our series of blogs by housing students who attended the Wales Housing Research Conference 2020, Hannah Rowson reflects on cultural change and why minding our language matters. Attending the 2020 Wales Housing Research Conference, I had… Read more »
Emergency legislation will halt evictions
Social and private tenants will be protected from eviction for at least three months under an emergency bill to be introduced by Welsh Government in response to Coronavirus. A package of measures will also give mortgage borrowers a three-month payment… Read more »
Coronavirus: Extra £10m to help homeless people
Councils in Wales will get an extra £10 million to help them to take immediate and direct action to protect homeless people and rough sleepers in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The additional funding from Welsh Government will enable… Read more »
Coronavirus repayment holiday for Help to Buyers
Welsh Government is introducing a temporary three-month interest repayment holiday for interest bearing Help to Buy Wales customers who may suffer financial hardship as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak. The announcement by housing minister Julie James means customers who… Read more »