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Welsh Housing Law Masterclasses – Book now to avoid disappointment …

Posted on 6 August 2026 by David Cowan

Just to let you know that we already have a lot of delegates for the masterclasses and are close to reaching capacity.  If you want to come, book now ...

Tidbits

Posted on 6 August 2026 by David Cowan

There are little morsels of housing news on which I will report briefly here.  First up, there is the new issue of Welsh Housing Quarterly which contains the usual, interesting […]

Homelessness: Cessation of duty – the UKSC speaks!

Posted on 31 July 2026 by David Cowan

In R(Bano) v Waltham Forest LBC UKSC 22, the Supreme Court has found that (under English law), where an applicant for homelessness assistance is made an offer of waiting list accommodation […]

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, […]

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