The cost of living crisis is the main theme of the Autumn issue of WHQ, which will be published this week. Rising prices for everything from food and petrol to gas and electricity mean a bleak winter is looming in… Read more »
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Developers sign pact on fire safety
Nine major housebuilders have now signed up to the Welsh Government’s Developers Pact, a pledge designed for companies to confirm their intention to address fire safety issues in buildings of 11 metres and over in height that they have developed… Read more »
Welsh Government cuts Land Transaction Tax
Home buyers in Wales will pay no tax on homes worth up to £225,000 under plans announced by finance minister Rebecca Evans. The threshold for paying Land Transaction Tax is being increased from £180,000 and the change will come into… Read more »
Right to adequate housing ‘would save billions’
Introducing a right to adequate housing in Wales would generate billions of pounds worth of savings over the next 30 years, says independent analysis for supporters of the policy. The headline finding from the Back the Bill campaign comes from… Read more »
New chair for Pobl
Pobl has appointed Julia Cherrett as its chair designate, confirming that current chair, Wendy Bourton OBE, is to stand down after serving six years in post. Julia is expected to be formally confirmed in the role at the group’s annual general meeting in September. Wendy’s… Read more »
Huge funding shortfall to decarbonise private rented sector
Wales needs an urgent strategy to plug a massive funding gap to bring private rented sector homes up to net zero standards. That is the message from new research from Tyfu Tai Cymru (part of CIH Cymru) that outlines a… Read more »
New WHQ out now
Standards, regulations and targets are the theme of the new issue of WHQ published today. The cost of living crisis and rising materials and labour costs represent severe challenges for the Welsh housing sector in their own right (as we… Read more »
Wales achieves 90% tenancy sustainment through Housing First
The first ever statistics on Housing First in Wales have demonstrated the scale and impact of the model on reducing homelessness across 15 local authorities. Data collected by Cymorth Cymru from 15 Housing First projects between February 2018 and September 2021 shows… Read more »
Funding boost for community-led housing
The Welsh Government has awarded £540,000 over the next three years to Cwmpas (formerly Wales Co-operative Centre) to continue its growth of the Co-operative and Community-led Housing sector in Wales. The Nationwide Foundation has also agreed to continue with its… Read more »
Heat from mine water could boost net zero bid
Water from disused mines could be used to heat homes and businesses in Wales under plans being explored by the Welsh Government. A £450,000 project will look at whether the water has the potential to play a vital role in… Read more »