28 Jan 2021 | Climate and sustainability

What might the non-gas home of 2025 look like? 

In 2019, the Climate Change Committee recommended all new homes built from 2025 should be forbidden from connecting to the gas grid. Dr Neil Cutland, director of Cutland Consulting Ltd, explores.

27 Jan 2021 | Health and housing | Homelessness

Housing: worrying about worrying

There is a lot to worry about housing right now. Ben Marshall, research director at Ipsos MORI explores why Britons may not be as worried about housing as they should be.

27 Jan 2021 | Regulation and legal

What the Social Housing White Paper says about: consumer regulation

Over the next few weeks, we'll be exploring some of the contents of the Social Housing White Paper. This week's blog focuses on consumer regulation.

25 Jan 2021 | Homelessness | Income and financial wellbeing | Regulation and legal

How the new immigration rules affect social landlords

On 1 January 2021, radical changes were made to the UK’s immigration rules. We've outlined how this could affect social landlords.

21 Jan 2021 | Building and fire safety | Regulation and legal

What the Social Housing White Paper says about: safety in homes

Over the next few weeks, we'll be exploring some of the contents of the Social Housing White Paper. This week's blog focuses on safety in homes.

21 Jan 2021 | Climate and sustainability

Let’s get moving, let’s get scaled up and let’s create a functioning market for retrofit

Hear from Richard McWilliams, director of sustainability, Turner & Townsend, on why 2021 has to be the year we really start to get to grips with the climate emergency.

19 Jan 2021 | Development and regeneration | Homelessness | Income and financial wellbeing

Let's boost the economy by investing in housing

Ahead of the Chancellor's expected Budget statement on 3 March, our head of policy and external affairs Melanie Rees shares the headlines from CIH’s submission to the Treasury.

19 Jan 2021 | Climate and sustainability | Development and regeneration

Making your voice count for housing

CIH Cymru policy and public affairs manager Matt Kennedy reflects on what the forthcoming Senedd election could mean for housing and how members can help maintain a focus on the sector's work.

19 Jan 2021 | Development and regeneration | Health and housing

What the Social Housing White Paper says about: good quality homes and neighbourhoods

Over the next few weeks, we'll be exploring some of the contents of the Social Housing White Paper. This week's blog focuses on good quality homes and neighbourhoods.

18 Jan 2021 | CIH updates | Health and housing

Wellbeing at work in housing - tackling the disconnect between CEOs and frontline workers

CIH president Aileen Evans discusses the latest shine a light research and report exploring wellbeing across the housing sector.

18 Jan 2021 | Climate and sustainability

Meeting the challenges of fuel poverty and climate change

In this guest blog, Katy Syme talks about how Changeworks is supporting the housing sector to deliver on challenging targets and juggle competing priorities.

13 Jan 2021 | Climate and sustainability | Development and regeneration

Modern methods of construction and sustainability - Bristol Housing Festival

Jessie Wilde, deputy project director at Bristol Housing Festival shares how the organisation is approaching the challenges around sustainability, development and construction.

12 Jan 2021 | Climate and sustainability

Our journey to reduce environmental impact - Thirteen

Sam Granger, head of environmental and sustainability at Thirteen shares more on their organisations journey so far.

07 Jan 2021 | CIH updates

What's coming up for housing in 2021?

We take a look at the big things happening across the sector this year.

23 Dec 2020 | Development and regeneration | Income and financial wellbeing

Affordable housing - are we delivering?

In this blog Ashley Campbell, policy and practice manager at CIH Scotland, takes a look at the Scottish Government’s latest affordable housing out-turn report.