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Intentional homelessness

Posted on 28 November 2025 by David Cowan

I've recently been teaching homelessness law to our undergraduate students (well, I get two lectures and one seminar on it to around 45 students).  I cover intentional homelessness and, in […]

Homelessness and WBFG

Posted on 21 November 2025 by David Cowan

I have been thinking a lot recently (never a good sign) about how brilliant the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act ("WBFG") is, and what it means for us.  This is […]

Age is a woeful thing

Posted on 14 November 2025 by David Cowan

This is a short post just to reflect on the fact that there will be a changing of the housing guard in the coming months.  They can speak for themselves […]

Welsh Housing Quarterly

Posted on 7 November 2025 by David Cowan

I should have mentioned that the new edition of the Welsh Housing Quarterly was published, with a special feature on the building safety Bill, at the end of October.  I […]

Energy shock

Posted on 17 October 2025 by David Cowan

In previous posts, I have noted how energy efficiency is a particular problem in parts of the private rented sector in Wales, the WG is committed to produce energy efficient […]

Housing asylum-seekers

Posted on 3 October 2025 by David Cowan

There is so much loathesome, hateful stuff around at the moment that it is difficult to know where to start sometimes, and I cannot pretend that the narratives in play […]

Housing Law: An academic “take” (with consequences)

Posted on 26 September 2025 by David Cowan

I have been writing about housing law for too long to remember.  It's my passion.  But, recently, in working with a range of different colleagues, and in my more textbooky […]

A quick plug …

Posted on 19 September 2025 by David Cowan

I thought I would do a quick plug for Shelter Cymru's People and Homes Conference 2025 on 22nd October in Cardiff.  I have no financial or other interest in it, and […]

Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation Bill – Deep Dive 5

Posted on 12 September 2025 by David Cowan

I had a lovely break, thank you for asking; back now and raring to go.  I was going to post a more academic thing about whether there is such a […]

Student housing – Codes of Management Practice

Posted on 18 July 2025 by David Cowan

This is the second post inspired by the HousingView Team(the very brilliant Justin Bates and Andrew Dymond) which produce a weekly newsletter about housing law and which also carries news about […]