Welsh Housing Quarterly is looking for a new editor to take the helm of the magazine from next year. WHQ is the only independent housing and regeneration digital magazine for and about Wales. It is, as the name implies, a… Read more »
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20,000 homes: an interview with the minister
After Welsh Government published key data on affordable housing supply and progress towards the 20,000 homes target on Thursday, WHQ spoke to housing secretary Jayne Bryant. Our story yesterday looked at what happened in 2024/25 and the projection that the… Read more »
Affordable homes set to miss 20,000 target by seven months
The Welsh Government is set to fall short of its target of 20,000 affordable homes in this Senedd term but expects to meet it by November 2026. Official statistics published on Thursday show that 3,530 affordable homes were delivered towards… Read more »
£55m boost for TACP budget
The Welsh Government has allocated an additional £55 million to its Transitional Accommodation Capital Programme, boosting this year’s budget to £155 million. TACP supports a range of schemes including the acquisition of existing dwellings, conversion of non-residential buildings into housing… Read more »
New edition of WHQ out now
This Autumn issue of WHQ has just been published, featuring building safety, misinformation, temporary accommodation, affordability and much, much more. Building safety is our primary theme. We have the latest on the Building Safety (Wales) Bill as it works its… Read more »
Time to change the paradigm
Wales goes to the polls in May next year to choose the next Welsh government, in addition 2026 will also mark the 80th anniversary of the passing of the National Health Service Act (1946). I am reminded of Aneurin Bevan’s… Read more »
Judgment goes landlords’ way in rents case
The High Court has ruled in favour of housing associations in a case with millions of pounds in rental payments potentially at stake. The judgment came in the second stage of a test case brought in the aftermath of implementation… Read more »
Cosmeston to be ‘UK’s largest’ net zero housing development
The Welsh Government has agreed a deal with Barratt Redrow to deliver what it says will be the UK’s largest net zero carbon housing development. The Cosmeston Farm site in the Vale of Glamorgan will see the delivery of 576… Read more »
Minister sets out ten-year rent settlement
Housing secretary Jayne Bryant has approved a ten-year rent standard for social that she said would provide ‘immediate certainty and stability for social landlords and tenants across Wales’. The Welsh Government Rent and Service Charge Standard 2026-2036 will see social… Read more »
Summer issue of WHQ out now
Homelessness is the key theme of the new edition of WHQ, alongside the Affordable Housing Taskforce, a new voice for tenants, decarbonisation and much, much more. The introduction of the Homelessness and Social Housing Allocations (Wales) Bill is both a… Read more »