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Imam challenges?

Posted on 31 July 2026 by David Cowan

Last week, I floated the idea that there must be scope in Wales for Imam- style challenges under the homelessness provisions.  I will explain what that means in a moment but […]

Rent control resource

Posted on 31 July 2026 by David Cowan

If rent control interests you, just a short note to point you to this rather impressive piece by the leading* experts on the subject, Alex Marsh and Ken Gibb (* […]

Homelessness stats

Posted on 24 July 2026 by David Cowan

The homelessness stats for April 2025 to March 2026 were published on Wednesday.  These show a broadly consistent picture of numbers of applicants, preventions, an acceptances.  There are slight reductions […]

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 Law Masterclasses: Booking!

Posted on 14 July 2026 by David Cowan

In past blogs, I have highlighted and put the flyer for our Welsh Housing Law Masterclasses.  You can now book a place at this webpage: https://profbriefings.net/index.php/about-hlc26 See you on 10/11 […]

Homelessness internal reviews: What’s the point?

Posted on 10 July 2026 by David Cowan

Some time ago on this blog, I said that I would be carrying out research on the use of the internal reviews process in Wales by homeless applicants.  Since then, […]

A tangled web: Mortgage lenders, occupiers, registration/licensing

Posted on 10 July 2026 by David Cowan

In Kensington Mortgage Company Ltd v Price with Shelter Cymru intervening EWHC 1577, HHJ Keyser KC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, had to deal with a knotty but […]

Welsh Housing Law Masterclasses – 10th-11th September 2026

Posted on 3 July 2026 by David Cowan

As I have prefaced in previous posts, albeit a little tentatively, I can now announce that, with the assistance of the Housing Law Practitioners Association and the Social Housing Law […]

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 […]

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