Supply and planning are the main focus of the new edition of WHQ alongside homelessness, social housing waiting lists and all our regular updates and features. With a year to go to meet the Welsh Government’s target of 20,000 social… Read more »
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Survey reveals pressures on housing workforce
Two-thirds of housing professionals in Wales say external pressures are negatively impacting their mental health and wellbeing. The stark finding comes from the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Cymru’s latest sector snapshot report, which highlights the impact of stretched budgets… Read more »
New issue of WHQ out now
The Winter issue of WHQ is published this week featuring health and housing, a new collaboration on affordable housing supply, the High Court ruling on electrical condition reports and much, much more. Health and housing – inextricably linked since the… Read more »
Award winners revealed
The winners of the 2024 Welsh Housing Awards were announced at a special ceremony in Cardiff last week. Organised by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), the awards recognise the creativity, passion and innovation of housing organisations and individuals across… Read more »
Look out for the new WHQ
The Autumn issue of WHQ published this week ranges far and wide across legislation, targets, the future of Welsh-speaking communities and the lessons of Grenfell. The law is our theme as we look forward to the ending homelessness legislation expected… Read more »
New issue of WHQ out now
The Summer issue of WHQ is out now featuring devolution, data, damp and mould and much, much more. The issue is published in the wake of a Labour landslide at Westminster and Labour turmoil in Cardiff. Relations have already improved… Read more »
New edition of WHQ out now
The Spring 2024 issue of WHQ is available now, featuring housing association mergers, the right to adequate housing, the first stock transfer in Wales 20 years on, criminalising homelessness, leasehold reform and much, much more. Merger mania seems to have… Read more »
New WHQ out now
In October the white paper set out the Welsh Government’s plans to make homelessness rare, brief and unrepeated. But its proposals for ending homelessness in Wales are out for consultation at a time when thousands of people are struggling to… Read more »
Cynon Taf appoints new chief executive
Following an extensive recruitment process, Cynon Taf Community Housing Group (CTCHG) has appointed Auriol Miller as its new chief executive. Working with executive search recruitment agency, Goodson Thomas, CTCHG received more than 60 expressions of interest in the role. Auriol… Read more »
New WHQ out now
Standards in general, and the Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) 2023 in particular, feature as the theme of the Autumn issue of WHQ published this week in English and in Welsh. The focus, inevitably, is in decarbonisation and affordable warmth,… Read more »