Featured news / 01.04.2026

A message from Deb Austin, Cadarn Housing Group Chair - Introducing Adrian Barber as Interim CEO

TPAS NetZero Week: Transforming homes for a greener future.
Hello there, it's Caroline, the Tenant Liaison Officer here at Newydd. This week is TPAS Net Zero Week, a week dedicated to discussing and promoting sustainable solutions. Today, I want to share the progress that we've made in implementing the Optimised Retrofit Programme (ORP). This program aims to transform our homes into energy-efficient and eco-friendly spaces that benefit both our tenants and the environment.
Reducing the digital divide for tenants
Our Digital Inclusion Team, Scott Tandy, and Conor Chip, tell us how working with Cardiff Metropolitan University and the National Databank has helped to reduce the biggest barrier to digital inclusion.
Barry housing scheme celebrates platinum award
Tenants at a Barry housing scheme for people aged 55 and over are celebrating major design changes to their home that support people with sight loss.
Seven Welsh housing associations form consortium to combine expertise to support their communities
The consortium is a collaboration between seven Welsh housing associations, with all of us seeking to combine our resources, expertise and experience to improve the quality and capability of projects, so that we can all continue to provide excellent services in our communities.
Our tenant involvement highlights from 2022-2023
Tracy James, our Involvement Officer tells us about our tenant involvement highlights from the past year.
Exploring the impact of our community benefits fund in Barry
Sara Williams, our Digital Media Officer, tells us about her day visiting all the good causes and charities she has visited as part of our community benefits programme.
Supporting disadvantaged young people at the Amelia Trust Farm
Using our Community Benefits Fund we have recently donated £750 to the Amelia Trust Farm, a charity near Barry that supports disadvantaged young people.
Tenant influencing gets the green light
Newydd is the first housing association in Wales to successfully complete TPAS Cymru’s new Tenant Engagement Standards Assessment (TESA) challenge.
Welcoming our new Graduate Project Manager, Morgan Evans
It is a great pleasure to introduce our newest addition to the Newydd team, our Graduate Project Manager Morgan Evans.
We have signed the Zero Racism Pledge
We are proud to announce that we have signed the zero-racism pledge.
Our Rents & Service Charge
The Welsh Government said we must set rents and service charges that ensures our homes remain affordable and deliver value for money.
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