The fear of offending
This #InMyShoes blog by Pamela Leonce explores if the fear of offending is hampering diversity in housing. Discussing the simple changes we can make to be more racially aware and inclusive.
Creating safe housing for LGBTQI asylum seekers
This blog details the life changing difference LGBTQI safe housing makes for asylum seekers who are fleeing persecution.
Levelling Up: Inequality should not be inevitable
A year after the Levelling Up White Paper was published this blog explores the current funding mechanisms and what must be done to ensure transparency so that no place is left behind.
Levelling up in practice to build fair foundations for all
Karbon Homes' Charlotte Carpenter explores the value of shaping strong sustainable places for communities ahead of the Northern Housing Festival 2023.
Dealing with damp, mould, and condensation
This blog by John Ghader describes how Prima Housing Group have embedded their damp and mould strategy in their business as usual approach to reduce disrepair cases.
Planning agencies: an alternative approach to public sector planning
In this blog the RTPI explore the effects of sustained funding cuts and potential solutions to some of the challenges facing public sector planning.
Innovating a way through the homeless crisis
In this blog Beam COO, Seb Barker, discusses how we can innovate a way through the homeless crisis, harnessing the power of technology to support those experiencing homelessness.
Customer engagement – Do you want easy and cheap, or to get it right?
Steve Mackenzie, member of Yorkshire Housing's customer voice and review committee gives insight into his upcoming session at the Northern Housing Festival.
Looking back on 2022 and ahead to 2023
CIH's head of policy and external affairs, Rachael Williamson, looks back on the year in housing and forward to the challenges and opportunities we are anticipating from 2023.
Looking back – The Welsh housing landscape in 2022
Cerys Clark, policy and public affairs manager for CIH Cymru, looks back on a year in Welsh housing.
What can we learn from staff working on the frontline of homelessness
St-Martin-in-the-Field share their research detailing lived and frontline experience of addressing homelessness, and areas where change is needed to help prevent and relieve homelessness
Barriers to support: social housing and kinship care
This blog looks at who kinship carers are, how is the cost of living crisis affecting them and why it important for the housing sector to listen and support kinship carers.
Responding to the Regulator in respect of damp and mould – Five key actions for legal compliance
This blog sets out the legal requirements for social housing providers, large and small, to respond to the Regulator on damp and mould, and ensure future compliance.
Behind closed doors: Why we need to see domestic abuse as a housing issue
In this blog Hannah Keilloh examines the interlinked role of housing and domestic abuse and the vital role housing professionals can play in the response to domestic abuse.
Learning from lived experiences of building safety remediation works
This blog by CaCHE provides key learning points for landlords to successfully manage remediation works.
