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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
A campaign launched this week by Housing Women Cymru, aims to raise awareness and end the offering of accommodation or reduced rent in return for sex or sexual acts. The launch, held at Theatre Soar in Merthyr Tydfil on Monday,… Read more »
What do we really mean by community, consultation and co-production? Keith Edwards minds his language. We’re all adept at jumping on a ‘good’ word and using it to show us in a better light. Take the word community. Someone pointed… Read more »
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