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Welsh Government is to consult on extending the notice period for no-fault evictions of private renters from two to six months. The plan announced by housing minister Julie James at the Shelter Cymru conference in Swansea on Thursday would be… Read more »
As we approach the 10th anniversary of the ground-breaking Can Do Toolkits, Professor Kevin Morgan says they may offer the key to creative public procurement and help to deliver on the Foundational Economy. The story of the Can Do Toolkit is… Read more »
Housing and local government minister Julie James has invited Jon Sparkes, chief executive of Crisis, to chair a Homelessness Action Group that will advise Welsh Government. The group of experts will look at: What approaches are needed to end homelessness… Read more »
Poor quality housing costs the NHS in Wales more than £95m per year in treatment costs, according to a new report, and action to tackle it could see a return on investment within six years, according to a new report…. Read more »
Three leading Welsh housing organisations are calling for the right to housing to be recognised in Welsh law. Tai Pawb, CIH Cymru and Shelter Cymru launched a jointly-commissioned report looking at the positive impacts that incorporating the UN-enshrined right to… Read more »
New to the job is a feature where we meet people from across the sector who have taken on a new role. If you want to take part email ben.black@bronafon.org.uk What is your name? Rachelle Beasley Where do you work and what… Read more »
Current arrangements for the regulation of housing in Wales are ‘unsustainable’ and risk being compromised by a lack of resources. That is the blunt warning to Welsh Government in a performance report just published by the Regulatory Board for Wales… Read more »
New to the job is a feature where we meet people from across the sector who have taken on a new role. If you want to take part email ben.black@bronafon.org.uk What is your name? Liz Jones Where do you work and what… Read more »
Will Atkinson hails progress so far but the campaign continues for further changes. In February, we launched a joint campaign with our sister housing federations in the rest of the UK to reform the broken Universal Credit (UC) system to… Read more »
Welsh Government will reform the system regulating fire safety in high-rise buildings. Housing and local government minister Julie James will tell the Assembly later today (Tuesday) that she will consider new legislation to replace the current Fire Safety Order and… Read more »
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