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Tenant satisfaction surveys – All they are cracked up to be?

Posted on 2 October 2026 by David Cowan

I have been thinking about the Tenant Satisfaction Survey data published by the WG on 10th September, and reported by Inside Housing on 25th September.  The WG have said that […]

Programme for Government 2026-30 – The housing bits

Posted on 25 September 2026 by David Cowan

On Wednesday, the WG published its Programme for Government 2026-30.  In many ways, this does not tell us anything more than we knew already.  Housing gets its own page, which […]

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, […]

Tenancy deposit protection – Minor breaches

Posted on 24 July 2026 by David Cowan

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 […]

Legislation announcement

Posted on 17 July 2026 by David Cowan

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 […]

Welsh Housing Policy: What a month!

Posted on 3 July 2026 by David Cowan

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 […]

Section 173 notices and gas safety records

Posted on 8 May 2026 by David Cowan

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 […]

Manifestos: Part 4

Posted on 10 April 2026 by David Cowan

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

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 […]

Housing policy and housing crisis – Senedd Debate

Posted on 6 February 2026 by David Cowan

"It's entirely clear, isn't it, that we are in a housing crisis—thousands of people waiting for social housing; families, children and young people living in temporary accommodation or facing homelessness". […]