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Shelter Cymru is warning about a surge in evictions of private renters in Wales as coronavirus restrictions come to an end. The charity fears that some private landlords and agents will see a four-month legislative window between this week and… Read more »
Climate change minister Julie James says that the way we rent homes in Wales will become ‘simpler and more transparent’ when key legal changes are implemented in July. The minister announced her intention to implement the Renting Homes (Wales) Act… Read more »
The temporary increase in notice periods for eviction in Wales will be extended to the end of March, housing minister Julie James announced this week. Notice periods for all tenancies had been due to return to their pre-Covid position after… Read more »
A temporary increase in the notice period for eviction will provide greater protection from homelessness for tenants in private rented and housing association accommodation in Wales. The change, which comes into force today (Friday), means that unless a tenant is… Read more »
If you work in housing and homelessness the decisions you make in your daily working life are likely to involve administrative justice. Helen Taylor reports on findings from a research project that reveals impacts that vary between different types of… Read more »
Housing minister Julie James has confirmed that the right to adequate housing will feature as a ‘due regard’ duty in the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Bill. Speaking in the Senedd on Tuesday, she confirmed what she had already said… Read more »
Three leading Welsh housing organisations are calling for the right to housing to be recognised in Welsh law. Tai Pawb, CIH Cymru and Shelter Cymru launched a jointly-commissioned report looking at the positive impacts that incorporating the UN-enshrined right to… Read more »
Housing and the law is the central theme of the July issue of WHQ, which is out this week. For the lead feature, we asked readers what they would change if they were legal supremo for a day. The answers… Read more »
As England moves to follow Wales on homelessness prevention, Tamsin Stirling says that success requires more than just legislation. I received an email today from Home Connections publicising its HOPE software. This is case management software that aims to support… Read more »
Figures that emerged during one of the first legal cases brought under the Housing (Wales) Act raise serious questions about the new system of landlord registration, says Steffan Evans. Friday November 5th saw one of the first legal cases brought before… Read more »
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