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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

Save the date: September 10-11 2026

Posted on 10 April 2026 by David Cowan

Any reader of this blog will recognise my common anxiety about the lack of housing law expertise in Wales and what this might mean for social and private landlords, tenants, […]

Happy holidays

Posted on 2 April 2026 by David Cowan

This is a bit of a holding post.  I know that The manifesto posts need to be completed (as well as commentary on them by other organisations - eg here) […]

Guest Post: Implementing (a little bit) of the Renters’ Rights Act in Wales

Posted on 1 April 2026 by David Cowan

  Chapter 4 of Part 1, Renters' Rights Act 2025 is planned to come into effect there on 1 June 2026. Most of the RRA has no application in Wales […]

Health and Safety

Posted on 26 March 2026 by David Cowan

Health and safety in housing is rarely out of the news, and something which I have covered on this blog quite a bit.  A while ago, I was involved in […]

Homelessness Internal Reviews: Help!

Posted on 26 March 2026 by David Cowan

If you've been following the blog this year, you will know that I have been trying to obtain data on the use of homelessness internal reviews in Wales.  I have […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]