The site provides information, updates and discussion on Welsh housing and homelessness law.
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 ...
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 […]
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 […]
Last week, I floated the idea that there must be scope in Wales for Imam- style challenges under the homelessness provisions. I will explain what that means in a moment but […]
If rent control interests you, just a short note to point you to this rather impressive piece by the leading* experts on the subject, Alex Marsh and Ken Gibb (* […]
The homelessness stats for April 2025 to March 2026 were published on Wednesday. These show a broadly consistent picture of numbers of applicants, preventions, an acceptances. There are slight reductions […]
Where a tenancy deposit has been taken but not protected, or the initial requirements of a scheme have not been complied with, or the landlord has not given the contract-holder […]
