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Social homes target Welsh Government’s target of 20,000 new low carbon social homes for rent by 2026 will not be met without significant extra capital investment, says Audit Wales in a new report published today (Thursday). The watchdog estimates that… Read more »
A new report calls for urgent policy interventions to address the housing crisis in Welsh-speaking communities. The Commission for Welsh-speaking Communities launched a set of comprehensive proposals to strengthen the language in the report published at the National Eisteddfod in… Read more »
Jayne Bryant will continue as housing secretary in the ministerial team announced by new first minister Eluned Morgan on Wednesday. Most of the cabinet appointments made today are the same as the interim ones announced by outgoing first minister Vaughan… Read more »
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 »
Welsh Government has launched a new leaseholder legal advisory scheme to help support leaseholders in medium and high-rise buildings affected by fire safety issues in Wales. From Friday, May 10 the scheme will offer free and bespoke legal advice to leaseholders to… Read more »
Housing associations across Wales are supporting the launch of an innovative net zero hub aiming to cut carbon emissions from new and existing social homes. The registered social landlords are coming together with developers, residential social landlords, and owners to… Read more »
A long-running battle over fire safety defects at an apartment complex in Cardiff Bay has moved a significant step closer to resolution after an offer by the developer to pay for remediation works by the developer was welcomed by residents…. Read more »
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 »
Pobl Group and Linc Cymru have formally completed a merger process to brings together two of Wales’ leading registered social landlords, They say they will form a partnership that will significantly enhance the provision of social housing and care and… Read more »
Julie James has retained the housing brief within a reshaped portfolio in a Welsh Government reshuffle by new first minister Vaughan Gething. She becomes cabinet secretary for housing, local government and planning in the new administration with her former climate… Read more »
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