Chartered Institute of Housing South West Branch

CIH SOUTH WEST

Welcome to the website for the CIH's South West Branch. South West is one of 9 Branches in England and has over 1,500 members.

HOUSING – WHAT'S THE GOOD NEWS?

The CIH south west Housing Conference 2010 is being held at the Palace Hotel in Torquay on 14, 15 and 16 April. Have you booked your place yet? This very popular housing event has something for everyone with great key speakers, a wide range of housing workshops, excellent networking opportunities and the biggest housing exhibition in the south west and new for 2010 FREE individual mentoring sessions.

To book your place or find out more about this event visit www.swhousingevent.co.uk or call the event organiser Sadie Tearle on 01273 475451 or e-mail: %startmail%organiser@swhousingevent.co.uk">organiser@swhousingevent.co.uk

POINTS WEST - AUTUMN 2009

Download the Points West Newsletter: Autumn 2009. This edition of Points West is a special issue for front line housing practitioners.
Also in this edition: The Other Housing Event, report & photos, Tackling Homelessness, Interview with John Bird, Delivering Excellence, Resident Involvement, SW Housing & Regeneration, New Committee Members, Area News Round-up and the Torquay Event 2010

HOUSING EDUCATION IN SOUTH WEST REGION

Find out about CIH accredited undergraduate courses. in your region which lead to Corporate membership of the CIH.

THE SOUTH WEST HOUSING INITIATIVE

The SW Branch supports the South West Housing Initiative (SWHI). The aim of SWHI is “to promote co-operation between SW businesses, housing providers and government to sustain and grow a prosperous regional economy through the provision of more (and consequently more affordable) housing in sustainable communities”.

Find out more about the campaign at SWHI website

SW ANNUAL REPORT 2008-9

The CIH South West Annual Report, 2008 - 2009, Living Communities in the South West is now available.

Alternatively the Summary is also available

SW HOUSING EVENT 2009

The 2009 Conference took place between 1st and 3rd April.

Bulldoze High Rise Blocks to Cut Crime and Disorder

Manifesto Calls for More Support for Homeowners and Tenants in South West

Livingstone and Widdecombe at South West Event

For highlights, photos and presentations from the conference please visit the SW Housing Event Website

SW BRANCH INTRANET

The SW Branch wants to involve members as much as possible. We would love to hear your views on the housing topics of the day or simply on what you want to see the branch provide by way of services.

We have introduced a on-line discussion forum on the Branch Intranet Page

If it's the first time you have visited the site, you will need to register. Just click on "create new account" and follow the instructions. Once the account is opened, click on "SW Branch Intranet". Any problems, please mail Discussion Forum Support

SWHB HOMELESSNESS DATABASE

The Homelessness Database is a key output of the South West Homelessness Delivery Group. The first phase brought together published data for 2005/06 covering RSL lettings and local authority homelessness data. Phase 2 updates the data to 2006/07 and incorporate analyses to add functionality and make it more user-friendly. It also includes some analyses spanning the 2005/06 and the 2006/07 data. The analyses required was identified by practitioners at the 2007 South West Homelessness Conference. To access the database, visit SW Homelessness Database

POSITIVE ACTION FOR DISABILITY

Earlier this year Government published the Equality Bill scheduled for introduction in 2010. The bill strengthens the law to support progress on equality and diversity issues and is likely to put public sector organisations under even more scrutiny.

CIH has introduced Positive Action for Disability to help organisations involved in planning and managing social housing to create more opportunities for disabled people to pursue careers in housing.