Welsh assembly gets greater powers over housing

Wales plans to end family homelessness

The Welsh Government has unveiled plans to end family homelessness by 2019 in its housing white paper published today.

From valley to vale

Wales needs to build 14,200 homes a year to meet urgent housing demand. Nick Duxbury kicks off our Wales special by finding out what’s holding it back

Welsh AMs unveil housing reforms

The Welsh Government plans to provide financial incentives to encourage councils to bring up to 12,000 empty homes back into use by 2016.

‘Cost of regulating private landlords will be passed on to tenants’

Plans for tougher regulation of the private rented sector in Wales could force rents up, according to landlords.

Timely intervention

Wind of change

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

Colour charts

As voters across England, Scotland and Wales prepare to go to the polls, we assess the key battlegrounds for housing

Clearing your debts

The Court of Appeal has given some clarification on claiming possession against an assured tenant subject to a bankruptcy order or debt relief order. Jason Hobday explains

Uncertain times for tenants

Co-operatives need clarification over tenure regime for members, says Brynmor Adams, barrister at Five Paper

Out in the open

As the housing minister calls for transparency, Victoria Jardine says associations are already subject to disclosure requirements