Welcome to CIH

Supporting housing professionals to create a future in which everyone has a place to call home.

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Housing Community Summit 2025

Join housing leaders, key stakeholders, and influential politicians in Liverpool on 8–9 September 2025 to debate and shape the future of social housing at our national conference.

HCS 2025

Competence and Conduct Standard

The standard is being implemented in the social housing sector in 2026, and means managers will need to be fully qualified in a relevant subject. The change also brings with it the chance to raise professionalism in the sector.

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Experiential routes to chartered membership

Explore our newly revised fast-track, experiential routes to chartered membership.

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Welcome
Housing Community Summit
Competence and Conduct
Routes to chartered membership
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Membership

Gain recognition across the sector for your commitment to professionalism, be part of a global community and receive access to member-exclusive events.

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Education

Our goal is simple – we provide everyone involved in housing with the skills, knowledge and behaviours you need to be brilliant.

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Events

CIH events are brilliant opportunities to learn with inspiring and challenging speakers from housing and beyond, to build networks with colleagues, solve problems and scan the horizon.

Our member benefits

  • Join the UK's biggest network of housing professionals
  • Member-exclusive events and webinars
  • Up-to-date information and best practices in the housing sector
  • Mentoring scheme, bringing together members from across the housing sector
  • Online training and digital resources such as career development tools