Our New Housing Professional finalists have all blogged for us from a session on day one at TAI 2017 – here’s Abdul Hafeez, Taff Housing Association’s blog. It’s no secret that the construction industry is in the midst of a… Read more »
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Seeing through the ACEs lens
Housing is set to play a key role in tackling Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Wales, TAI 2017 heard on Monday. In a joint presentation, Bonnie Navarra, assistant police and crime commissioner for South Wales and Welsh Government adviser, and… Read more »
Tackling homelessness: getting smart with the private sector
Matt Kennedy reports on the vital role of the private rented sector in tackling homelessness. Matt was writing up a session featuring Rent Smart Wales at TAI 2017 There can be no doubting that the role of the private rented… Read more »
TAI 2017 – the opening sessions
The general election campaign is a chance to shout loudly about housing and press for a re-evaluation of welfare reform. That was the message from CIH chief executive Terrie Alafat to housing professionals on the opening day of the TAI 2017… Read more »
Check your equality health – TAI session write-up
Is your organisation healthy on equality? Helen Taylor writes up Tai Pawb’s session at TAI 2017 In the second session at Can Do Corner of TAI 2017 Alicja Zalesinka from Tai Pawb asked attendees to check their equality health. Attendees… Read more »
What can social landlords do about poverty?
With progress on poverty stuck in Wales, what can social landlords do about it? That was the theme of a TAI session by Victoria Winckler, director of the Bevan Foundation, who detailed key themes of work it did with the… Read more »
Look out for the new WHQ
The Spring issue of WHQ is out now. The print magazine is on its way to subscribers and articles will be going online in the next few days. Supply is the key theme of this issue and a series of… Read more »
Isolating the loneliness challenge
Matt Kennedy explains how housing professionals can help older people who feel on their own. As I sit here typing, it’s a Friday. Many people will already have their weekend plans well in-hand, no doubt peppered with socialising among friends… Read more »
A quick look at the new WHQ
The Winter issue of WHQ will be with readers and online soon. Here’s a sneak preview. Our cover feature looks at implementation of two of the major provisions of the first Welsh Housing Act. Two months after the deadline for… Read more »
New director for CIH Cymru
The new director of the Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru will be Matt Dicks. He joins CIH with a breadth of knowledge of the Welsh policy landscape after 17 years working as a senior communicator at the heart of Welsh… Read more »