Supporting People plan looks for savings

Welsh government sets 12,500 home building goal

The Welsh government has set a target of building 12,500 new homes in the country by 2016.

Timely intervention

Welsh landlords plan £75m bond

A group of Welsh housing associations is turning to the bond market for funding following government grant cuts.

Minister pledges support for advice services

Early intervention is key to tackling homelessness in Wales, the Welsh housing minister has said.

Better than cure

Spending money on aids to prevent older people having to go into care will save money in the long term

Wind of change

A host of new laws are set to change the landscape for Welsh social landlords. Michael Northcott reports

Foreign intervention

The threat of climate change may not be a big enough priority in most countries, but going green can help to tackle other, more pressing, socio-economic problems, as demonstrated by a retrofit project in South Africa, says Jane Henley

From riches to rags and back

A Welsh landlord took on an ambitious project to refurbish a derelict Grade II listed mansion. Katie Puckett finds out how they managed to bring it back into use

A force for good

Council housing self financing has begun, but what will the new era bring? Steve Partridge examines the possibilities

On top of the world

Tower blocks are not typically home to extra care schemes. But Helen Clifton finds out how one arm’s-length management organisation is giving older residents a room with a view