Welsh housing plan adapts to downturn

Extra £15m pledged to Welsh housing

The Welsh Government has committed an extra £15 million to housing through its infrastructure investment plan.

Future vision

Strong political leadership and innovative policies are needed to solve our housing challenges, argues James Gregory

Timely intervention

‘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.

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.

Wind of change

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

Open-door policy

Allowing private landlords to validate local housing allowance claims can help councils simplify their procedures and cut their housing waiting lists. Neil Merrick heads to Derbyshire to find out how

Cheated out of their savings

Abusive financial practices targeting the elderly are on the rise, but so are measures to protect vulnerable housing association residents. Alex Turner reports

Get your Act together

With a host of legal acts coming into effect this year and next, Caroline Thorpe helps you to learn your lines so you can take to the housing stage with confidence

Dangerous type

The demotion of a housing employee over comments he made on Facebook highlights the grey area between employees’ public and private lives. Here, Lydia Stockdale finds out how others can avoid getting themselves into trouble