Experience suggests that there can be few harder, more serious issues raised than those raised by hoarders. Hoarding is a recognised psychological condition, commonly found alongside other psychological conditions. For […]
I cannot claim any expertise on building safety (I recommend Susan Bright's blog for that purpose), but there has been a flurry of activity in Wales this week, following the […]
Although strictly non-partisan, I have been trawling the parties' housing policies and statements. In this post, I want to draw attention to a couple of documents published by Plaid Cymru's […]
I have been co-organising a workshop about crises as dysfunctions of government (taking place at Cardiff Law School building), at which there are four papers addressing the housing crisis in […]
For various reasons over the last 30 years (more or less), I have been taking an interest in the administrative justice space that affects housing. That includes stuff around local […]
This past week or so has been one in which devolution of housing has cropped up, raising some odd little things. Three odd little things, actually: leasehold reform; Awaab's law; […]
It's about time that we looked at the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (PSOW) - not so much a "deep dive" as a register of interest at this stage (to […]
Three tidbits of interesting news/gossip: First, a bit of gossip. I now have it from two different sources that the Court of Appeal has granted permission to appeal in Coastal […]
At some point in February, Rent Smart Wales put out their most recent newsletter. For those of you not in the know, Rent Smart Wales is the organisation, run out […]
If you are not a reader of the Municipal Dreams substack (why not?), which covers histories of the development of council housing, then you are missing out. It is absolutely […]