Universal Credit

LHA Freeze

Posted on 30 October 2026 by David Cowan

This is another short post - apologies as I'm feeling a bit ropey (bad cold).  There are various levers we have in Wales to enable policy-makers to do interesting things, […]

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, […]

Coastal 2

Posted on 14 February 2025 by David Cowan

The first post on this blog concerned the blockbuster judgment in Coastal Housing Group v Mitchell.  In short, it will be remembered that contract-holders who were not served with electrical condition reports […]

Local housing allowance

Posted on 14 February 2025 by David Cowan

I suspect that there is not much a lawyer could find that interesting about individual subsidy, but this week the coalescence of housing law and policy is the focus of […]