How can the construction industry lead efforts to put building safety first?
Amanda Long, chief executive of the Building a Safer Future Charter shares more about the initiative, created to promote an urgent and positive culture and behaviour change.
To build or not to build - that is the DORIC
Stewart Little, CEO of IRT Survey's shares more about how their advance thermal imaging survey technology and DREam platform is achieving significant gains in energy performance.
What Windrush Day means to me
Amanda Bhavnani, Eastlight Community Homes’ communications advisor, shares what Windrush Day on 22 June means to her and her family.
The complexity of choice
In a series of blogs, CIH's Yoric Irving-Clarke looks at some common philosophical assumptions, unpicking them in relation to housing. This week, he looks at the complexity of choice.
Affordable housing must be at the heart of the Government’s legislative agenda
Leigh Pearce, chief executive of The Nationwide Foundation makes the case for a national housing strategy, using data from the Affordable Housing Commission and the Archbishops’ Housing Commission
Raising the standard for Windrush
Nigel Guy shares more about ‘Raising the Standard for Windrush’ ahead of Windrush Day on 22 June 2021.
A traumatised system: lessons learned from commissioning homelessness services over the past decade
Reflecting on the pandemic, Riverside's John Glenton discusses the new homelessness report post-script and the impact COVID-19 has had on the resilience of this already-traumatised system.
What does Pride Month mean to me?
Andrew Allocca, development manager for Eastlight Homes, tells us about the impact the Pride Movement has had on his life.
The real meaning of need
In a series of blogs, CIH's Yoric Irving-Clarke looks at some common philosophical assumptions, unpicking them in relation to housing. This week, he looks at the real meaning of need.
Beyond engagement
Nazia Azad-Warren, tenant engagement lead at Cadwyn reflects on how the challenges around tenant engagement have changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Is the housing sector doing enough to tackle domestic abuse?
Andrew King, head of supported housing at Stonewater highlights that to achieve gender parity in the future, we need to be championing women’s agendas every day of the year.
Furnished tenancies – an essential service
Ian Fyfe, furnished tenancies manager from Torus discusses why furnished tenancy schemes are essential to help some individuals to sustain a home
Supporting the mental health of our communities
Yoric Irving-Clarke takes a look back at the pandemic and highlights the importance of housing organisations supporting the mental health of our communities.
The role of shared housing in helping to combat Northern Ireland's division
Policy and engagement manager Heather Wilson explores the role of shared housing in combating the enduring divisions within communities in Northern Ireland
Keeping 'everyone in'
As society begins to unlock, CIH's Yoric Irving-Clarke discusses why it’s vital that we don’t lose the progress or lessons we have learnt as a society during the pandemic.
