Madam,

Your articles covering the proposed merger of Cantref with Wales and West HA Ltd demonstrate that some politicians either are ill-informed or misrepresent situations for their possible political advantage.

The Wales Quality Housing Standard should indeed have been achieved by now by Cantref and that it largely remains unachieved says much more about Cantref than it does about a possible merger with WWHA.

It is likely that Cantref is seeking to merge with WWHA to assist in strengthening management and/or possible financial weakness.

I have been a close observer of WWHA for 20-plus years and can confirm that, on most performance indicators, it is the best performing HA in Wales (It is also the largest).

If the merger does indeed proceed, Cantref tenants will, I have no doubt, be well served. The tenant voice will have an opportunity to be heard, and both responsive and planned maintenance will be undertaken in a timely manner. It is to my knowledge that WWHA has had a language policy in place for many years and business can be conducted “yn yr hen iaith”.

Tenants and residents of Cantref need have no fears or concerns. WWHA is a caring, responsive, efficient housing association which is strong both in governance and financial planning, and is well respected by the housing movement and government and well appreciated by its current residents.

Yours etc,

Byron Butler, Llanarth.

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