The new issue of WHQ out this week takes repairs and maintenance as its main theme and has damp and mould as its sad but inevitable starting point. The tragic death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak and the inquest verdict in… Read more »
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‘Budget in hard times’ leaves tough questions for housing
Finance minister Rebecca Evans has announced Draft Budget plans that she says will protect public services and the most vulnerable. But there was disappointment across the housing sector over spending lines that have failed to keep pace with inflation since… Read more »
Renting Homes applies from today
The biggest change to housing law in Wales for decades comes into force today (Thursday, December 1) in a move that Welsh Government says will bring greater transparency and consistency to renting a home. Implementation of the Renting Homes (Wales)… Read more »
Look out for the new WHQ
The cost of living crisis is the main theme of the Autumn issue of WHQ, which will be published this week. Rising prices for everything from food and petrol to gas and electricity mean a bleak winter is looming in… Read more »
New chair for Pobl
Pobl has appointed Julia Cherrett as its chair designate, confirming that current chair, Wendy Bourton OBE, is to stand down after serving six years in post. Julia is expected to be formally confirmed in the role at the group’s annual general meeting in September. Wendy’s… Read more »
Huge funding shortfall to decarbonise private rented sector
Wales needs an urgent strategy to plug a massive funding gap to bring private rented sector homes up to net zero standards. That is the message from new research from Tyfu Tai Cymru (part of CIH Cymru) that outlines a… Read more »
New WHQ out now
Standards, regulations and targets are the theme of the new issue of WHQ published today. The cost of living crisis and rising materials and labour costs represent severe challenges for the Welsh housing sector in their own right (as we… Read more »
New issue of WHQ out now
The cost of living crisis and the impacts of the pandemic are the twin themes of the Spring 2022 issue of WHQ. The magazine is available as a PDF and as an online edition for subscribers, who also have full… Read more »
New Programme for Government launched
First minister Mark Drakeford promises ‘a stronger, greener and fairer Wales’ in a new Programme for Government launched today. Climate change and the environment will be at the heart of the new government and the statement highlights the creation of… Read more »
Learning the right lessons
Matt Dicks previews this week’s TAI 2021 conference. It’s been a profoundly challenging year for us all. But housing professionals in Wales have done a standout job in meeting the challenges of a global pandemic head on, working tirelessly to… Read more »