Welsh council scraps development plan

Councils forced to rewrite local development plans

The Welsh housing system faces years of delays and legal wrangling because councils are refusing to sign up to government house building targets.

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

Familiar feeling

The Conservative Party has unveiled plans to revamp the right to buy, but this policy failed to deliver more social homes in the past and seems unlikely to do so now, says Bill Randall.

'Brownfield first' deserves a red card

Contractor wins place on £500m framework

A contractor has won a place on a framework worth up to £500 million with a major housing provider.

Going spare

The government’s contentious ‘bedroom tax’ on under-occupying tenants is set to become law this month. Alex Turner looks at the disproportionate effect it’s likely to have in the north

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

Performance review

The HCA’s new regulatory regime will focus on landlords’ governance and financial viability. Ian Davis and John Maton from Trowers and Hamlins explain.

Wind of change

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

We mean business

Landlords can boost revenues and put something back into the community by setting up a social enterprise, as Anita Pati finds out