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About Robbie Pritchard
This author has yet to write their bio.Meanwhile lets just say that we are proud Robbie Pritchard contributed a whooping 25 entries.
Entries by Robbie Pritchard
Legal: The importance of homelessness reviews: new report out today
June 12, 2020 in Blog /by Robbie PritchardBy Katie White and Alison Jones Our new study on homelessness reviews and appeals is timely given that the Part 2 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 which implemented the new legislative framework has been in force for five years. The Housing (Wales) Act 2014, with its focus on prevention, has been widely welcomed […]
Students’ housing worries during Covid-19
May 21, 2020 in Blog /by Robbie PritchardBy Amanda Harris These are deeply unsettling times for many, none more so than the thousands of students who attend universities and higher education establishments across Wales. Not only have students been faced with huge disruption to their courses and exams, with universities closing and learning going online, but many are experiencing serious anxieties and […]
Blog: Homelessness after lockdown: priority need for all?
April 29, 2020 in Blog /by Robbie PritchardAcross Wales there are more than 500 homeless people in emergency accommodation due to the pandemic. Local agencies have worked incredibly hard to get people into safe places, whether that’s hotels, B&Bs, caravan parks, previously unlet social housing, even into permanent homes. Finding accommodation for so many people so quickly is a massive credit to […]
Blog: Preventing evictions in Wales during lockdown
March 26, 2020 in Blog /by Robbie PritchardAt Shelter Cymru we share the disappointment of our sister organisation about the UK Government’s over-hyped measures to prevent evictions during the coronavirus outbreak. Rather than banning all evictions as promised, the emergency legislation will simply extend the current notice period for a section 21 eviction from two months to three. Over the last week […]
Our statement on coronavirus
March 16, 2020 in News /by Robbie Pritchard16/03/2019 We know a lot of tenants are worried about how they will be able to pay their rent during the coronavirus pandemic. Having to self-isolate means that some people, especially self-employed people or those on casual or zero hours contracts, are going to face financial hardship. At this difficult time we are asking landlords […]
BLOG: Letting fees in Wales: did the Welsh Government go far enough?
February 28, 2020 in Blog, Uncategorized /by Robbie PritchardThis week the Senedd passed regulations that mean private renters will be well protected from some types of letting fee – and potentially wide open to being hit by other fees. In fact the regulations leave tenants in Wales more exposed to these fees than tenants in England. The issue is ‘default fees’, which […]
Blog: Ending social evictions that lead to homelessness
December 20, 2019 in Blog /by Robbie PritchardThis week a slightly techy-sounding announcement from the Welsh Government included a small mention of something pretty huge. It’s something that has the potential to transform Wales’ social housing system into one of the most progressive in the world. It’s a goal that we at Shelter […]
Legal: How intentional homelessness is changing in Wales
July 16, 2019 in Blog /by Robbie PritchardA recent Supreme Court case put the intentional homelessness test back in the spotlight, raising questions about how fair the test is and whether, for Wales, it should have any place at all in our homelessness system. The case concerned a woman known as Ms Samuels and her four children who, having been evicted, […]
A big step towards long-term security for Wales’ half a million private tenants
July 12, 2019 in Blog /by Robbie PritchardBy Jennie Bibbings Last week the Welsh Government announced a proposal that will give private tenants a minimum of one year’s protection from a no-fault eviction. Speaking at the Shelter Cymru People and Homes conference, the Minister for Housing and Local Government, Julie James AM, said that the Government will consult on whether tenants […]