22 Aug 2022 | Professionalism and training

Proud to be professional, it’s about competence and integrity

Jane Pightling advocates the importance of competence and integrity to create a culture where professionalism thrives.

19 Aug 2022 | Climate and sustainability

It takes a village to adapt to the climate crisis

This blog for World Humanitarian Day discusses how housing projects and local communities have respond effectively when climate disasters strike, creating climate resilience lessons for us all.

18 Aug 2022

Why partnership working helps deliver success for the housing sector

This blog examines the importance of partnership working in overcoming challenges, delivering homes, and celebrating successes in the sector.

15 Aug 2022 | Professionalism and training

Attracting and retaining talent in a competitive jobs market

This blog discusses the lessons we can learn from other sectors to combat the skills shortage in housing in a highly competitive jobs market to attract and retain talent in housing.

03 Aug 2022 | Climate and sustainability | Development and regeneration | Income and financial wellbeing

Derwenthorpe - a modern garden village

Matt Lewer, vice-chair of the CIH Yorkshire and Humber regional group shares more about the recent tour of Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust's new development.

28 Jul 2022 | CIH updates | Homelessness | Tenants and residents

An inspiring visit to Hightown Housing Association

CIH policy and practice officer Hannah Keilloh reflects on a recent trip to Hightown Housing Association to talk about their work in homelessness prevention.

27 Jul 2022 | Homelessness | Regulation and legal | Tenants and residents

Homelessness and the regulation of social housing - could housing associations be doing more?

David Bogle, Homes for Cathy chair and chief executive of Hightown Housing Association sets out a new proposal to help further prevent homelessness.

25 Jul 2022 | CIH updates | Management and leadership | Professionalism and training

Effective leadership with the CIH professional standards

Paul Smith, chief executive of Elim Housing Association shares more about his discovery of the CIH professional standards and how he hopes they be used in the organisation and profession as a whole.

22 Jul 2022 | Tenants and residents

Harm Centred Approaches to Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)

Janine Green explores the impact anti-social behaviour (ASB) can have and why a harm centred approach to ASB case management is important.

22 Jul 2022 | Tenants and residents

Improving communities with a week of action

In this blog, Laura Dalton reflects on Staffs Housing’s first community week of action: The Big Green Summer Clean.

11 Jul 2022 | Professionalism and training

My fellowship journey

CIH Fellow Wendy Jay takes some time to reflect upon her housing journey to date, and the steps she took to achieve her fellowship.

04 Jul 2022 | Homelessness

There's a hidden crisis in the countryside that ruins lives…and nobody is talking about it

David Barrowcliff, from English Rural, explores the increasing crisis of hidden homelessness in rural areas in this guest blog written for Rural Housing Week 2022.

24 Jun 2022

How Grand Union helps to find homes for Syrian refugee families

In this blog, during refugee week, Emma Sheer customer onboarding and relocations manager at Grand Union Housing Group describes how they have provided homes for Syrian refugee families.

24 Jun 2022 | Professionalism and training

Becoming a housing professional

Daisy-Grace Westbrook, business support manager at Willow Tree Housing Partnership sits down with CIH's Jill Allcoat to discuss her journey into housing.

07 Jun 2022 | Health and housing | Homelessness | Tenants and residents

Joint tenancies and domestic abuse

In this blog Deidre Cartwright discusses the importance of providing better legal options for survivors of domestic abuse who share a joint tenancy with the perpetrator(s)