Volunteer Jonathan Conway explains why he will be donning the florescent jacket for a second time, as a campmaker for Housing Camp Cymru. I got involved in Housing Camp Cymru in 2015 when a friend and colleague invited me to… Read more »
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Olives, devolution and diversity
Devolution means housing policy is diverging across the UK. In a lecture for the CIH, Tamsin Stirling gives a Welsh perspective on what we can learn from each other. A former editor and regular WHQ contributor, Tamsin was asked by the… Read more »
Carl Sargeant back as housing minister
Carl Sargeant returns to the housing brief in the new Welsh Government as cabinet secretary for communities and children. The team for the new Welsh Government was announced by Carwyn Jones on Thursday afternoon after he was sworn in as… Read more »
Refugees welcome
Lyndon Puddy reflects on Torfaen’s experience of the Syrian Resettlement Programme. Torfaen council and the people of the Eastern Valley have a long and proud tradition of welcoming and supporting refugees and other vulnerable people in times of need. When the… Read more »
Election 2016 results
Labour won 29 seats an election that leaves it just short of a majority in the new Assembly. The story of the night was Leanne Wood’s victory in the Rhondda. The Plaid Cymru leader beat Labour’s Leighton Andrews in the only constituency… Read more »
What to do about poverty?
Housing is part of the sickness and part of the remedy, says Tamsin Stirling ahead of a plenary session on housing and tackling poverty on the final day of TAI. Working in housing, it is impossible to be insulated from debates… Read more »
TAI 2016 Day Two
WHQ’s coverage of the second day of TAI will be updated through the day on this live blog. Welsh infrastructure Kellie Beirne set out the ambitions for the Cardiff Capital Region, starting with ways to link physical and knowledge infrastructure. It’s not… Read more »
TAI 2016 Day One
Welcome to WHQ’s coverage of what’s happening on the first day of TAI. Check for more updates through the day. Health and housing How the two should work together is one of the hottest topics around at the moment. So it… Read more »
Brand new features for WHQ website
We’re launching some fantastic new features for the Welsh Housing Quarterly website and wanted to let you know about the changes. Our new features help subscribers get even more out of their subscription – missing out? You can subscribe today… Read more »
CHC appoints new director of policy
Community Housing Cymru (CHC) has appointed Clarissa Corbisiero-Peters as its new director of policy. She is currently head of policy at the National Housing Federation, the English equivalent of CHC. In this role, she works with housing associations to influence government and other key… Read more »