With progress on poverty stuck in Wales, what can social landlords do about it? That was the theme of a TAI session by Victoria Winckler, director of the Bevan Foundation, who detailed key themes of work it did with the… Read more »
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Look out for the new WHQ
The Spring issue of WHQ is out now. The print magazine is on its way to subscribers and articles will be going online in the next few days. Supply is the key theme of this issue and a series of… Read more »
Legislation will end the Right to Buy
A Bill to abolish the right to buy in Wales is set to be introduced in the National Assembly today (Monday). The Right to Buy and Associated Rights (Wales) Bill will abolish the Right to Buy for council tenants and… Read more »
Welsh tenants give their views on universal credit
Nine out of ten Welsh tenants on universal credit (UC) have a negative view of it. That’s one of the findings from the the first-ever Welsh research into the impact of the new benefit from the tenant’s perspective. Launched in Cardiff… Read more »
Isolating the loneliness challenge
Matt Kennedy explains how housing professionals can help older people who feel on their own. As I sit here typing, it’s a Friday. Many people will already have their weekend plans well in-hand, no doubt peppered with socialising among friends… Read more »
£20m backing for innovative homes
Communities and children secretary Carl Sargeant has announced a new programme to deliver innovative models of housing to help increase the number of homes built in Wales. The programme, which will initially be funded by £20m over the next two… Read more »
Regulation: evidence suggests continual improvement
Matt Kennedy, policy and public affairs manager at CIH Cymru, takes a look at the evidence provided to the Public Accounts Committee as part of their inquiry into regulation and oversight of housing associations in Wales. Towards the end of… Read more »
When will Wales finally ban letting agent fees?
First Scotland, now England. The campaign to stop letting agents charging fees to tenants in Wales continues, says Liz Silversmith of Let Down in Wales. There have been some curious developments in the Assembly recently on whether Wales should ban letting agency fees…. Read more »
A quick look at the new WHQ
The Winter issue of WHQ will be with readers and online soon. Here’s a sneak preview. Our cover feature looks at implementation of two of the major provisions of the first Welsh Housing Act. Two months after the deadline for… Read more »
Welcome to the housing party – cross party housing group update
Following the most recent meeting of the cross-party group on housing on 10 February, Matt Kennedy, policy and public affairs manager at CIH Cymru, looks at the challenges the group are looking at, as well as what’s coming up on… Read more »