Low-income tenants are facing severe financial pressure just as landlords are being asked to deliver more. We fail to listen to tenants at our peril, say Keith Edwards and Tamsin Stirling. We’ve all felt how important home is during the… Read more »
Tenants
Get the basics right, tenants tell landlords
Tenants think their landlords should concentrate on getting repairs right and improving existing homes, according to an opinion survey conducted by TPAS Cymru. The quarterly survey for Tenant Pulse found that many tenants are feeling dissatisfied, disengaged and want the… Read more »
Call to address flooring in new lets
Social landlords in Wales are being urged to tackle the lack of flooring provision in newly-let accommodation following new research into its impact on tenants. Currently, it is common practice for landlords to let accommodation without providing furnishings, including carpets… Read more »
Welfare team secures £1m for tenants
A housing association’s welfare team has secured an additional £1 million in household income for its tenants over the last year. A report from Grŵp Cynefin also highlighted that for every £1 it spent on the service, there was a… Read more »
Grŵp Cynefin strengthens its housing team
North Wales housing society Grŵp Cynefin recently appointed four new officers to strengthen their housing staff team. Awel Morris, Catrin Lois Roberts and Rhys Edwards have been appointed as housing officers, whilst Meleri Williams is taking up the role of… Read more »
Assembly passes tenant fees ban
New Welsh Government legislation that will ban most fees and limit deposits for private renters has been passed by the National Assembly and is set to apply from the Autum. The Renting Homes (Fees etc) (Wales) Bill will make it… Read more »
Sex for rent – what you can do to support the campaign
Katie Howells rounds off Housing Women Cymru’s week of action on sex for rent. Sex for rent has been in the media spotlight over the last year as adverts have appeared online offering free or low cost accommodation in return… Read more »
Sex for rent – the true price of poverty
We must work together to raise awareness and end sex for rent, says Elizabeth Taylor. Aged 17, I left my family home; a rough council estate in the North. This was as a result of living in a small three-… Read more »
Sex for rent – the sharp end of the housing crisis
Let’s take action and work for a housing system that does not enable exploitation, says Tamsin Stirling. In November I watched the BBC drama Doing Money. It is about sex trafficking and modern day slavery in Britain and is extremely… Read more »
Safe as houses: Let’s end Sex for Rent
Julie Nicholas explains why Housing Women Cymru is supporting campaigns on issues that take place behind the closed doors of housing. Housing Women Cymru officially launched in 2013. The aim was to bring together housing professionals and activists from across… Read more »