New estimates reveal surge in housing need - WHQ Wales needs significantly more new homes than previously thought, according to new estimates of housing need released by the Welsh Government. The 2025-based estimates published on Thursday suggest a ...

New Welsh Govt estimates reveal surge in housing need:
- Existing unmet need for 9,300 additional homes, up 68% a year on previous estimates
- Newly arising need for 8,700 new homes a year between 2025 and 2030, up 38%
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Senedd passes 'life-changing' Homelessness Bill - WHQ The Senedd has given Stage 4 approval to landmark homelessness legislation that campaigners say has the potential to transform how Wales prevents and tackles homelessness. The Homelessness and Social ...

Senedd gives final approval to landmark homelessness legislation

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Minister pledges new building safety rights for leaseholders - WHQ The Welsh Government has promised to bring forward new rights for leaseholders whose homes are undergoing building safety remediation as part of the Building Safety Bill. During Stage 2 scrutiny of th...

Minister pledges to bring forward new rights for leaseholders whose homes are undergoing building safety remediation as part of the Building Safety Bill

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TACP funding confirmed for next year - WHQ Housing secretary Jayne Bryant has announced an an indicative £50 million for the Transitional Accommodation Capital Programme (TACP) enabling the scheme to re-open for 2026/27. The money comes from t...

Housing secretary announces indicative £50m for Transitional Accommodation Capital Programme (TACP) for 2026/27 plus £11m for Land For Housing loan scheme for this financial year

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Informed by evidence - WHQ What should the housing priorities be for the next Welsh Government? Bob Smith presents some ideas. Introduction Five years ago, my colleague Pete Mackie and I set out our housing priorities for the W...

We also look at what the latest polling says about housing as an election issue and Bob Smith of @housingevidence.bsky.social gives us an independent view of the key priorities for the next Welsh Government

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New edition of WHQ out now - WHQ With perhaps the most consequential election in Wales since devolution little more than three months away, the Winter issue of WHQ looks in depth at the prospects for the next Welsh Government. We hea...

The Winter issue of WHQ is out now.
Ahead of the Senedd election we ask the six main parties about their priorities and leading housing organisations about what they want from the next Welsh Government.
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Could you be the next editor of WHQ? - WHQ Welsh Housing Quarterly is looking for a new editor to take the helm of the magazine from next year. WHQ is the only independent housing and regeneration digital magazine for and about Wales.  It is, ...

Welsh Housing Quarterly is looking for a new editor to replace me. Might suit a freelance journalist looking for a regular part-time role in a vibrant Welsh housing sector or someone working in housing looking for something a little different. More details here

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Affordable homes set to miss 20k target by seven months - WHQ The Welsh Government is set to fall short of its target of 20,000 affordable homes in this Senedd term but expects to meet it by November 2026. Official statistics published on Thursday show that 3,53...

Welsh Government set to miss 20,000 homes target - but will come closer than previously thought

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The truth about social housing - WHQ Myths about migrants and social housing must be challenged, says John Perry. The myth that social housing is going to migrants is an old one. I recall CIH preparing a report for the Local Government A...

The new issue of WHQ investigates misinformation about housing. John Perry kicks things off by busting some myths about migrants and social housing

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New edition of WHQ out now - WHQ This Autumn issue of WHQ has just been published, featuring building safety, misinformation, temporary accommodation, affordability and much, much more. Building safety is our primary theme. We have t...

The Autumn issue of @whqmag.bsky.social is out now, featuring building safety, housing and misinformation, children in temporary accommodation, Welsh Language Standards and much, much more
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Time to change the paradigm - WHQ Wales goes to the polls in May next year to choose the next Welsh government, in addition 2026 will also mark the 80th anniversary of the passing of the National Health Service Act (1946). I am remind...

The next Welsh Government should make home a foundation mission, says @mattydicks.bsky.social of @cihcymru.bsky.social

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Judgment goes landlords’ way in rents case - WHQ The High Court has ruled in favour of housing associations in a case with millions of pounds in rental payments potentially at stake. The judgment came in the second stage of a test case brought in th...

High Court rules in favour of housing associations in electrical condition reports case

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Welsh Government unveils draft ‘Airbnb law’ Chris Haines, ICNN Senedd reporter Holiday let operators in Wales would be forced to get a license and meet strict safety rules under a draft ‘Airbnb law’ unveiled by the Welsh Government. Finance sec...

Holiday let operators in Wales would be forced to get a license and meet strict safety rules under a draft ‘Airbnb law’ unveiled by the Welsh Government

Minister sets out ten-year rent settlement - WHQ Housing secretary Jayne Bryant has approved a ten-year rent standard for social that she said would provide ‘immediate certainty and stability for social landlords and tenants across Wales’. The Welsh...

Ten-year rent settlement will provide 'immediate certainty and stability' for social landlords and tenants

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'Back the Bill' responds to Welsh Government White Paper Response - Tai Pawb The campaign, comprising of Tai Pawb, CIH Cymru and Shelter Cymru, notes the recent publication of the responses to the White Paper consultation on Housing adequacy in Wales including Welsh Government...

Read our thoughts on the recent Welsh Government response to the White Paper on Housing Adequacy

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Summer issue of WHQ out now - WHQ Homelessness is the key theme of the new edition of WHQ, alongside the Affordable Housing Taskforce, a new voice for tenants, decarbonisation and much, much more. The introduction of the Homelessness ...

New issue of WHQ out now, featuring:
- Can the Homelessness Bill deliver?
- Lee Waters on how to improve affordable housing supply
- The case for a national independent tenant voice
- Caring for frontline staff

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Building safety remediation: are developers dragging their heels? It’s been more than eight years since the fire at Grenfell that killed 72 people. Today, there are still many hundreds of people in Wales living in buildings with unresolved safety issues, many of who...

How is Wales doing on building safety remediation? Work not yet started on 70% of buildings for which major developers are responsible and completed on only 4 out of 161
Important new blog from @senedd.wales research

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Homelessness accommodation provision and rough sleeping: March 2025 | GOV.WALES Data on persons placed into temporary accommodation and rough sleepers for March 2025.

New Data📉Statistics for March 25 show the numbers in temporary accommodation have slightly decreased to 10,800, including 2,584 children.

However, rough sleeping in Wales has increased to 130 people.

The figures are far too high: www.gov.wales/homelessness...

Pobl and Linc to become Codi Group - WHQ The new housing association formed through the merger of Pobl Group and Linc Cymru in April 2024 will be called Codi Group. Codi is the Welsh word for ‘Rise’ and the name recognises the deep-rooted We...

Pobl and Linc choose new name for merged group

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Affordable Housing Taskforce publishes report - WHQ A group of experts has urged Welsh Government to follow a series of recommendations to improve the delivery of affordable housing. The Affordable Homes Taskforce was set up by housing secretary Jayne ...

Taskforce publishes recommendations to speed up delivery of affordable housing in Wales whq.org.uk/2025/05/15/a...

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Yr esgus mawr - WHQ Mae datrys yr argyfwng cyflenwad tai yn gofyn am weledigaeth gydlynol ar gyfer y dyfodol a pharodrwydd i weithredu ar draws cynllunio, rheoleiddio, hyfforddi ac adeiladu, medd John Keegan. Cefais lawe...

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Thinking about 20k - WHQ With a year to go of this Senedd term, WHQ asked a range of different contributors for their views on Welsh Government’s target of 20,000 new low carbon social homes. Can it be met? What more can be d...

With a year to go of this Senedd term, WHQ asked a range of different contributors for their views on Welsh Government’s target of 20,000 new low carbon social homes. Can it be met? What more can be done? And what should come next?

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The great excuse - WHQ Tackling the housing supply crisis requires a coherent vision for the future and a willingness to act across planning, regulation, training and construction, says John Keegan. I have had a lot of time...

'If we want to be a country where aspiration for high quality homes... is to be achieved, we need to start today, right now, don’t delay, and don’t stop for anything! No more Great Excuse'

Delighted to have John Keegan writing in this issue of WHQ

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Spring issue of WHQ out now - WHQ Supply and planning are the main focus of the new edition of WHQ alongside homelessness, social housing waiting lists and all our regular updates and features. With a year to go to meet the Welsh Gove...

New issue of WHQ just published featuring supply and planning, the 20k homes target, homelessness, waiting lists and much, much more
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