Proactive rural development: Delivering social housing on Rathlin Island
Rural Housing Association's Ruth Buchanan on successfully identifying and addressing hidden housing need in rural areas.
Focus on influencing Scotland - July 2025
Read our latest updates from our policy work in Scotland in our focus on influencing Scotland blog.
Hightown Housing: Housing First in St Albans and Dacorum
Read how Hightown Housing utilises the Housing First programme to successfully support and house people who struggle to sustain housing tenancies in the usual routes.
Tai Ffres: A fresh blueprint for youth housing in Wales
Amanda Oliver shares insight into an innovative youth homelessness scheme in South Wales.
Committed to housing: Ryan Barclay
Housing Options Scotland's Ryan Barclay on his academic path into housing and staying on top of ever-evolving challenges.
Housing policy developments in Northern Ireland — Q2 2025
Justin Cartwright CIHCM outlines all the big policy developments and changes in Northern Ireland from April to June 2025.
One housing association’s drive to Build More Homes
Wandle's Grant Shipley shares insight into the London housing association's Build More Homes initiative.
Taking stock of recent legislative and regulatory changes in England
Three of our in-house policy experts recently explored all the many policy changes that have taken place in recent weeks and months.
Rural housing and second homes in Wales
CIH Cymru's policy and practice manager Cerys Clark explores the impact of areas where there are a high density of second homes.
Making better homes for people living with dementia
Bryony Willett, Home Group’s director of Scotland, shares how they used our Dementia-Friendly Housing Framework to assess how well they were supporting their customers living with dementia.
Assessing the needs of the Irish Traveller community in Northern Ireland
David Glasgow, Irish Traveller policy and delivery manager in the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, charts the challenges and the rewards of developing a better way of evidencing Irish Traveller accommodation needs.
Leadership and culture: what next for the Scottish social housing sector?
Callum Chomczuk, national director of CIH Scotland, on the value and long-term benefits of working with Indigo House to review leadership and culture in the Scottish social housing sector.
Top tips for entering CIH housing awards
CIH hosts three housings awards through the year but no matter which awards you are entering these tips can help you create an award-winning application into your category.
Eastlight Community Homes CIH Club, Awaab’s Law
On Monday, 9 June Eastlight Community Homes hosted their second CIH (Chartered Institute of Housing) Club.
Ireland member showcase: Martina Smith
Read our member showcase highlighting the career and achievements of our Ireland member Martina Smith.
