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Climate change minister Julie James has launched a ‘bold and progressive’ new Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) that will see major changes to social housing in Wales. WHQS 2023 is the successor to the original WHQS introduced in 2002 that… Read more »
Duncan Forbes looks forward to the new WHQS and reflects on the retrofit experience so far. In my article in WHQ in April 2022, I drew together what I had learned from conversations with social landlords in England and Wales… Read more »
Cartrefi Conwy is tackling the problems of the present and is well placed to rise to the challenge of WHQS once again, says Adrian Johnson. The death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak from a respiratory condition caused by mould in the… Read more »
Ross Thomas analyses the equalities requirements in the new WHQS covering flooring, accessibility and cultural adequacy. It’s fair to say it has been a long time in the making – but the new iteration of the Welsh Housing Quality Standards… Read more »
Ahead of the updated Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS), Community Housing Cymru asked leaders across the social housing sector One Big Question: To achieve the ambitious standards set out in WHQS 2023, what are the vital steps that Welsh social… Read more »
Local authorities are making significant progress in building new council homes, says Robin Staines in an update on the Scale and Pace project. The Independent Review of Affordable Housing Supply of 2019 recognised the important role local authorities could play… Read more »
Less than half of tenants in Wales believe their home is well-maintained, energy efficient and free from damp and mould. Those are the worrying findings from TPAS Cymru’s second Annual All Wales Survey on Tenant Participation published today (Wednesday). The… Read more »
Rents for social housing in Wales will rise by a maximum of 6.5 per cent next year under a settlement announced by climate change minister Julie James today (Wednesday). The settlement follows extensive consultation with housing associations, local authorities and… Read more »
Nick Taylor-Williams considers the differences between working in housing in London and Wales and finds them most striking in people and skills. It been just over six months now since my family and I made the transition across the… Read more »
Denbighshire was one of the councils that changed control in the local elections in May, with Labour and Plaid Cymru negotiating a co-operation agreement. New leader Jason McLellan is determined to build on the council’s progress on affordable housing. Denbighshire… Read more »
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