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Masterclasses – Attendee Blog?

Posted on 16 September 2026 by David Cowan

I just wondered if anybody who came to the Masterclasses last week would like to write a blog entry here on what, if anything, they got out of it.  As […]

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Masterclasses in Welsh Housing Law: Instant reflections

Posted on 11 September 2026 by David Cowan

There was an unplanned fire alarm 20 mins in, train delays/cancellations (which meant that my old mate and friend of this blog, Justin Bates, was going backwards on his train, […]

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A NEET solution?

Posted on 11 September 2026 by David Cowan

With apologies for the awful pun, Community Housing Cymru put out a press release this week about their research into the analysis of trends in Wales about NEETs (ie young […]

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Holidays and second homes

Posted on 4 September 2026 by David Cowan

On Wednesday, I was in Scotland at a Housing Conference (report coming up), and serendipitously bumped in to Wendy Dearden, of the Bevan Foundation (we both tried to access the […]

 

Housing and devolution – A partial conference report

Posted on 4 September 2026 by David Cowan

On Wednesday, I attended the Glasgow Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence conference, Housing Matters: How did we get here and where are we going?.  The event was interrogating what devolution […]

While I was away …

Posted on 28 August 2026 by David Cowan

Back from the hiatus caused by various bits of leave and my attempt (unsuccessful) at completing a chapter of my book (with Alex Marsh) on welfare chauvinism, this is an […]

Welsh Housing Masterclasses – Any more for any more?

Posted on 27 August 2026 by David Cowan

We have nearly reached our limit on places for the Welsh Housing Law Masterclasses on 10th - 11th September at the Glamorgan Building of Cardiff University.  If you would like […]

Welsh Housing Law Masterclasses – Book now to avoid disappointment …

Posted on 6 August 2026 by David Cowan

Just to let you know that we already have a lot of delegates for the masterclasses and are close to reaching capacity.  If you want to come, book now ...

Tidbits

Posted on 6 August 2026 by David Cowan

There are little morsels of housing news on which I will report briefly here.  First up, there is the new issue of Welsh Housing Quarterly which contains the usual, interesting […]

Homelessness: Cessation of duty – the UKSC speaks!

Posted on 31 July 2026 by David Cowan

In R(Bano) v Waltham Forest LBC UKSC 22, the Supreme Court has found that (under English law), where an applicant for homelessness assistance is made an offer of waiting list accommodation […]

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