Given the politics of Britishness at the moment, the Welsh Government are consulting on a relatively minor but potentially brave proposal to amend the eligibility regulations for housing allocation and […]
The Crime and Policing Act 2026 is coming into force later this month. This is Westminster legislation that affects the housing system in Wales as it is concerned with ASB […]
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 […]
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 […]
At the Masterclasses, I made the point about the lack of litigation on Welsh housing and homelessness law, and the need for more challenges to settle outstanding areas of dispute. […]
I am particularly grateful to Elly Lock and Bryony Hayes of Community Housing Cymru who kindly answered my call for their reflections on the Masterclasses: Not being a legal […]
A regular, lovely correspondent has reminded me about Shelter Cymru's gig, People and Homes, on 22nd October at the Marriott. The programme looks really interesting and I am told that […]
I’ve been buzzing since last week’s housing law masterclasses, and the goodwill in the room as well as outside it. Thank you for the emails, comments, and follow-ups. As I […]
I just wondered if anybody who came to the Masterclasses last week would like to write a blog entry here on what, if anything, they got out of it. As […]
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, […]