03 Dec 2021 | CIH updates | Climate and sustainability | Health and housing | Tenants and residents

Tackling the fuel poverty crisis

CIH policy and practice officer Alexandra Gibson examines the consequences of fuel poverty on health and wellbeing, the current policy landscape and what we are calling for.

25 Nov 2021 | EDI, data and digital accessibility | Health and housing | Homelessness | Tenants and residents

16 days of activism against gender-based abuse

CIH policy and practice officer explores why the right attitudes, policies and procedures are needed to help us exacerbate violence against women.

22 Nov 2021

We have a dream for our future homes

CIH president Jo Richardson and Wei Yang, president of the Royal Town Planning Institute, reflect on their hopes for the future of housing.

09 Nov 2021 | Climate and sustainability

Housing at the heart of climate action

In the same week that World Leaders gathered in Glasgow for COP 26 and Welsh Government launched its Net-Zero Strategy, Matt Dicks sets out the key opportunities and challenges for housing.

08 Nov 2021 | Building and fire safety | Climate and sustainability | Health and housing | Homelessness | Income and financial wellbeing

Wales: no going back – but where next?

Following the release of the UK Housing Review Autumn Briefing Paper 2021, CIH Cymru's Matthew Kennedy explores housing issues in Wales.

08 Nov 2021 | Homelessness | Income and financial wellbeing | Regulation and legal | Tenants and residents

Housing policy in Northern Ireland to be transformed?

Following the release of the UK Housing Review Autumn Briefing Paper 2021, CIH Northern Ireland's Heather Wilson explores the current housing landscape in NI.

04 Nov 2021 | Building and fire safety | Regulation and legal | Tenants and residents

Fire safety four years after the Grenfell Tower fire

Following the release of the UK Housing Review Autumn Briefing Paper 2021, John Perry gives an overview of the fire safety progress that has been made since the Grenfell Tower disaster.

02 Nov 2021 | Building and fire safety | Regulation and legal

What is the true cost of a tenancy fraud, and does it matter?

Alan Bryce, non- executive director of the Tenancy Fraud Forum explains why it is fundamental for social housing providers to play their part in the fight against tenancy fraud.

25 Oct 2021

Over two million foreign nationals excluded from social housing and benefits

Following the release of the 2021 UK Housing Review Autumn Briefing Paper, CIH’s John Perry summarises the evidence on total numbers excluded from housing and benefits due to immigration status.

21 Oct 2021 | CIH updates | Professionalism and training

Meet the MalColm Smith Award winner 2001

The Malcolm Smith prize is awarded for the best piece of work focusing on housing law or policy during the last academic year by a student in Scotland, studying up to MSc level.

18 Oct 2021 | Health and housing | Homelessness

Sleeping out for Homeful

CIH president, Jo Richardson shares why she will be sleeping out for End Youth Homelessness on the 12 November 2021.

13 Oct 2021 | Tenants and residents

Homeless impact report

A fundamental report by the Chartered institute of Housing in conjunction with the Centre Homelessness Impact

24 Sept 2021 | Building and fire safety | Regulation and legal

Video doorbells vs data protection

Sam Rose, CIH member and senior associate at Penningtons Manches Cooper discusses the data protection questions that surround the use of video doorbells,

21 Sept 2021 | EDI, data and digital accessibility | Professionalism and training

Diversity and inclusion – how mentoring can help your organisation

Mentoring has a big role to play in successful diversity and inclusion programmes and schemes

14 Sept 2021 | Professionalism and training

Mentoring vs coaching - the key differences and benefits

We explore the key differences between mentoring and coaching, when to use both learning practices and what the key benefits are.