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David Cowan

David Cowan

The site provides information, updates and discussion on Welsh housing and homelessness law. It is all free, but it is just our opinions, and NOT legal advice. Please do not ask for advice on individual matters.

Latest posts

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]