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 »
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Welsh Housing Awards 2016
People and projects across Wales are celebrating their triumphs in this year’s annual Welsh Housing Awards. More than 400 housing professionals gathered in Cardiff on Friday evening at the event where the winners were revealed and to celebrate best practice… Read more »
Look out for the new WHQ
Health and housing, Brexit and reclassification of housing associations all feature in the Autumn issue of Welsh Housing Quarterly – plus much more besides. Published this week, the cover feature on health and housing is introduced by NHS Wales chief… Read more »
Making it happen: Housing Camp Cymru
Volunteer Jonathan Conway explains why he will be donning the florescent jacket for a second time, as a campmaker for Housing Camp Cymru. I got involved in Housing Camp Cymru in 2015 when a friend and colleague invited me to… Read more »
Carl Sargeant back as housing minister
Carl Sargeant returns to the housing brief in the new Welsh Government as cabinet secretary for communities and children. The team for the new Welsh Government was announced by Carwyn Jones on Thursday afternoon after he was sworn in as… Read more »
Election 2016 results
Labour won 29 seats an election that leaves it just short of a majority in the new Assembly. The story of the night was Leanne Wood’s victory in the Rhondda. The Plaid Cymru leader beat Labour’s Leighton Andrews in the only constituency… Read more »
What to do about poverty?
Housing is part of the sickness and part of the remedy, says Tamsin Stirling ahead of a plenary session on housing and tackling poverty on the final day of TAI. Working in housing, it is impossible to be insulated from debates… Read more »
TAI 2016 Day Two
WHQ’s coverage of the second day of TAI will be updated through the day on this live blog. Welsh infrastructure Kellie Beirne set out the ambitions for the Cardiff Capital Region, starting with ways to link physical and knowledge infrastructure. It’s not… Read more »
TAI 2016 Day One
Welcome to WHQ’s coverage of what’s happening on the first day of TAI. Check for more updates through the day. Health and housing How the two should work together is one of the hottest topics around at the moment. So it… Read more »
Brand new features for WHQ website
We’re launching some fantastic new features for the Welsh Housing Quarterly website and wanted to let you know about the changes. Our new features help subscribers get even more out of their subscription – missing out? You can subscribe today… Read more »