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There’s optimism and hope – and then there’s law

Posted on 29 May 2026 by David Cowan

While the new government settles in to its roles, and its anticipated work begins, there is (I think) considerable optimism and hope about housing policy in Wales amidst the significant […]

“A fresh eye”

Posted on 15 May 2026 by David Cowan

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 […]

WHQS (and my manifesto)

Posted on 24 April 2026 by David Cowan

Many of you will have seen the tragic news about Giles Peaker.  I blogged first on Giles' Nearly Legal site and irregularly, and we had a rather lovely community of […]

Manifestos: Part 6 (the final instalment)

Posted on 17 April 2026 by David Cowan

Having completed the party political analysis, I wanted to turn to the manifestos produced by sector organisations which tend to push their own interest.  In truth, I haven't found as […]

Manifestos: Part 5

Posted on 17 April 2026 by David Cowan

This will be my final political manifesto discussion before the election.  It is of the LibDems, and it is the only one, if I recall correctly, that has housing as […]

Welsh Housing Monitor

Posted on 17 April 2026 by David Cowan

The Welsh Housing Monitor is like an audit of where we are in Wales, or (as it states in the introduction) the state of the housing nation and, one should […]

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 […]

Manifestos: Part 3

Posted on 10 April 2026 by David Cowan

We now have the Green Party manifesto and the Plaid one.  Being a housing nerd, I'm focusing solely on how they deal with housing issues.  And, the interesting thing about […]

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) […]