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Newport council reps visit Awen affordable housing site for 42 homes

Representatives from Newport City Council have inspected the location of Awen's inaugural affordable housing project within the city boundaries. The housing association, which rebranded from Monmouth...

50,000 Welsh households face housing benefit rent shortfall Citizens Advice finds

Research conducted by Citizens Advice has identified that approximately 50,000 households in Wales are receiving housing benefit insufficient to meet their private rental costs. Blaenau Gwent, Pembro...

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Newport council reps visit Awen affordable housing site for 42 homes

Representatives from Newport City Council have inspected the location of Awen's inaugural affordable housing project within the city boundaries. The housing association, which rebranded from Monmouth...

50,000 Welsh households face housing benefit rent shortfall Citizens Advice finds

Research conducted by Citizens Advice has identified that approximately 50,000 households in Wales are receiving housing benefit insufficient to meet their private rental costs. Blaenau Gwent, Pembro...

Channel View tower residents ‘angry’ over allocation changes after decade-long wait

Residents of one of Wales' largest social housing complexes have voiced strong objections to changes in how new accommodation is being distributed, with older tenants claiming they have been disadvant...

Council tax premium cuts Caerphilly empty homes by 129 in 18 months

Caerphilly County Borough Council has reported a reduction of 129 privately owned long-term vacant properties within its area over an 18-month period following the implementation of a council tax surc...

Woman, 62, ‘can’t breathe’ in Newport home with sewage and damp

A 62-year-old resident of Newport has spoken out about what she describes as unacceptable living conditions at her home, stating that ongoing issues including sewage odours, damp, water leaks, deterio...

Work begins on 34 council homes across two mid Wales sites

A housing initiative in mid Wales has seen ground broken on 34 affordable council properties across two separate locations. The development encompasses 16 single-storey dwellings constructed on land ...

Wates appointed for £209m Penrhys Estate ten-year regeneration in Rhondda Cynon Taf

A major transformation initiative for a residential area in south Wales has progressed following the appointment of a construction partner. Trivallis, a housing association that has overseen properti...

£16.7m funding secured for 98 affordable homes in south Wales

A south Wales housing provider has obtained £16.7 million in grant funding to deliver 98 affordable residences across four separate projects in the region. Valleys to Coast Group will use the allocat...

44 council homes topped out at Waun Gron Park station development in Cardiff

Construction has reached its highest point on a new housing project in Cardiff that will deliver forty-four social rented properties alongside improved public transport facilities. The seven-storey b...

Natural Resources Wales opposes 270-home plan near Monmouth bat roost

An ambitious residential scheme proposing nearly three hundred dwellings in Monmouthshire has drawn fierce opposition from environmental authorities concerned about potential harm to one of Wales' mos...

Work begins on £35.6m Cwmbran housing development creating 143 homes

Work has commenced on a 35.6 million pound residential scheme in Cwmbran. The initiative is being implemented by Lovell on behalf of Codi Group, with assistance from Torfaen County Borough Council an...

Newport council urged to pause HMO approvals until impact on families reviewed

A housing campaigner has called on Newport City Council to impose an immediate moratorium on the approval of new houses in multiple occupation pending a comprehensive review of their impact on residen...

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Newport council reps visit Awen affordable housing site for 42 homes

Representatives from Newport City Council have inspected the location of Awen's inaugural affordable housing project within the city boundaries. The housing association, which rebranded from Monmouth...

50,000 Welsh households face housing benefit rent shortfall Citizens Advice finds

Research conducted by Citizens Advice has identified that approximately 50,000 households in Wales are receiving housing benefit insufficient to meet their private rental costs. Blaenau Gwent, Pembro...

Channel View tower residents ‘angry’ over allocation changes after decade-long wait

Residents of one of Wales' largest social housing complexes have voiced strong objections to changes in how new accommodation is being distributed, with older tenants claiming they have been disadvant...

Council tax premium cuts Caerphilly empty homes by 129 in 18 months

Caerphilly County Borough Council has reported a reduction of 129 privately owned long-term vacant properties within its area over an 18-month period following the implementation of a council tax surc...