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Building Safety

Posted on 20 March 2026 by David Cowan

I don't tend to write about the building safety provisions, partly because they are so complicated and require different types of expertise beyond housing law and policy (or perhaps I […]

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Manifestos – Part 2

Posted on 20 March 2026 by David Cowan

In the absence of the Labour manifesto (the links are to a blank page at the moment), and Plaid manifesto, this post simply concerns the Plaid first 100 days plan […]

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Manifestos Part 1

Posted on 13 March 2026 by David Cowan

Apologies - it has been a week and a half.  I usually have posts written earlier in the week but, well, things can get in the way. In this post, […]

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Welsh language and social housing allocation: A legal controversy

Posted on 6 March 2026 by David Cowan

There has been an interesting controversy arising from the attempt by Grŵp Cynefin to develop social housing in the Gwynedd coastal village of Trefor which, as I understand it, was […]

 

The PSOW Consultation Outcome

Posted on 27 February 2026 by David Cowan

The Public Services Ombuds has decided to conduct its own investigation into two unnamed "housing associations" over their response to disrepair, with a focus on damp and mould, in respect […]

Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation Bill – Stage 4

Posted on 20 February 2026 by David Cowan

I should have noted this last week, but the Bill went through its Stage 4 process (Welsh here) last week.  That means that the Bill has passed its stages in […]

Crisis, what(‘s the purpose of) crisis?

Posted on 13 February 2026 by David Cowan

With a Cardiff Colleague, Professor Basham, I have been editing a collection of papers for publication in the Journal of Law and Society, under the rubric: "Dysfunctional Governance: Crisis, Scandal, […]

Housing policy and housing crisis – Senedd Debate

Posted on 6 February 2026 by David Cowan

"It's entirely clear, isn't it, that we are in a housing crisis—thousands of people waiting for social housing; families, children and young people living in temporary accommodation or facing homelessness". […]

(More) Leasehold reform

Posted on 30 January 2026 by David Cowan

After last week's glut of posts, I promise that there will be just one this week.  It comes in the context for me of writing about the way in which […]

Neurodivergent children in temporary accommodation

Posted on 23 January 2026 by David Cowan

Impact for Urban Health have just published guidance for English local authorities regarding the needs of neurodiverse children living in temporary accommodation, but the Guidance does rather more than that […]

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