Member only CIH Unlocked 03 Jul 2025 | Regulation and legal

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.

Member only CIH Unlocked 19 Jun 2025 | Regulation and legal

Seven takeaways from the Regulator’s latest quarterly survey (Jan–Mar 2025)

The Regulator of Social Housing’s latest quarterly survey paints a mixed picture of resilience and stress in the social housing sector.

Member only CIH Unlocked 19 Jun 2025 | Management and leadership | Professionalism and training

Committed to housing: Halisha Kaur

CIH Futures chair Halisha Kaur on what it means to be a housing professional and the importance of keeping up to speed with the latest developments in the sector.

Member only CIH Unlocked 19 Jun 2025 | Homelessness | Income and financial wellbeing | Regulation and legal | Safeguarding

Webinar takeaways: The Homelessness and Social Housing Allocations (Wales) Bill 

All the insight from our recent member-exclusive webinar on the new Homelessness and Social Housing Allocations (Wales) Bill.

Member only CIH Unlocked 19 Jun 2025 | EDI, data and digital accessibility | Homelessness

Sitting down with... Stonewall Housing CEO Steven McIntyre 

Stonewall Housing CEO Steven McIntyre on LGBTQ+ inclusive housing and why visibility, data and deep-rooted care remain essential to the future of housing support.

Member only CIH Unlocked 19 Jun 2025 | Health and housing | Regulation and legal

The supported housing hole in the Spending Review 

Supported housing was notably absent from last week's Spending Review, write Sarah Davis and Stephanie Morphew.

Member only CIH Unlocked 05 Jun 2025 | Climate and sustainability | Development and regeneration

Spending Review: Making the economic case for housing

Gavin Smart explains why the government needs to properly fund initiatives such as the next Affordable Homes Programme and the Warm Homes Plan.

Member only CIH Unlocked 05 Jun 2025 | Asset management | Health and housing | Regulation and legal

Emergency repairs under scrutiny: What social landlords need to get right ahead of Awaab’s Law

A new Housing Ombudsman report explores how social landlords can avoid falling foul of Awaab's Law's emergency repairs requirements.

Member only CIH Unlocked 05 Jun 2025 | Asset management | Regulation and legal | Tenants and residents

Repairing trust: Key insights from the Housing Ombudsman’s latest spotlight report

The Housing Ombudsman's latest spotlight report shows how negative repairs and maintenance experiences significantly damage residents’ trust in their landlords.

Member only CIH Unlocked 05 Jun 2025 | Management and leadership | Professionalism and training

Webinar takeaways: Resilience and wellbeing

We explored how and why housing professionals should equip themselves with the knowledge and skills to boost and promote resilience and wellbeing.

Member only CIH Unlocked 05 Jun 2025 | Management and leadership | Professionalism and training

Committed to housing: David Kingsley

Housing practitioner and CIH EDI board member David Kingsley on his dedication to learning and drawing on his own experience as a social housing resident. 

Member only CIH Unlocked 22 May 2025 | Asset management | Building and fire safety | Tenants and residents

Sitting down with... CIH policy lead Eve Blezard

CIH's Eve Blezard on joining the board of the Housing Studies Association, the need to better serve neglected communities, and the big asset management and building safety developments members should be looking out for.

Member only CIH Unlocked 22 May 2025 | Regulation and legal

Webinar takeaways: One year of proactive consumer regulation 

The Regulator of Social Housing's Angela Holden shared insight into the first year of proactive consumer regulation.

Member only CIH Unlocked 22 May 2025 | Asset management | Building and fire safety | Health and housing | Regulation and legal | Tenants and residents

Housing Brighton: Seven learnings from the Awaab’s Law session 

Housing ombudsman Richard Blakeway and Rochdale Boroughwide Housing chief executive Amanda Newton came together for a powerful session on Awaab’s Law.

Member only CIH Unlocked 22 May 2025 | Asset management | Regulation and legal | Tenants and residents

Webinar takeaways: Improving complaints services

All the big talking points from the first webinar in a new series exploring ways for social landlords to improve their complaints services.