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, […]
In Plenary on Tuesday, Rhun ap Iorwerth announced new legislation, which included the following statement "the value my Government places on fairness has motivated us to take action to strengthen […]
June was quite a month for housing policy in Wales (and, apologies - I was away last week on a/l). We had an oral statement from Sian Gwenllian which set […]
With a degree of fanfare (at least in housing circles), Caerphilly council announced a new policy of "intermediate rent" which is designed to assist those households on their waiting list […]
Rented property has become an asset class, financialised and globalised, even if locally set. The sector (whether housing association or private) is becoming dominated by large scale commercial entities, like […]
On Wednesday, Rhun ap Iorwerth confirmed that Siân Gwenllian will be the new Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning. Looking back over the posts on this blog, Siân Gwenllian […]
Apologies for the lack of posting last week (I was away). This week, there are obviously other considerations and we will be watching the news with bated breath as so […]
Unaccountably, I forgot to deal with the Labour manifesto. This was a slip on my part, not some sort of political statement (which I don't make on this blog). I […]
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 […]