Scotland housing awards - best frontlline housing story
The ‘Best frontline housing story’ award is sponsored by Berwickshire Housing Association.
Making our homes warmer and greener - highlights for housing in the Energy White Paper
The highlights for the housing sector from the recent Energy White Paper.
Improving housing outcomes for victims of domestic abuse
In this new blog, Callum Chomczuk, National director of CIH Scotland, gives an overview of a new report calling for better support for victims of domestic abuse in the social housing sector.
Scotland housing awards - excellence in customer service
The ‘excellence in customer service’ award at the Scotland housing awards is sponsored by the Scottish Government’s housing services policy unit.
Housing at the heart of our local recovery
The correlation between areas with higher levels of overcrowding and areas recording a higher number of positive covid-19 cases, once again sheds light on the link between health and housing.
What the Social Housing White Paper says about: complaints
Over the next few weeks, we'll be exploring some of the contents from the recent Social Housing White Paper. This week's blog focuses on complaints.
The 20 minute neighbourhood
CIH's Hannah Keilloh discuss the concept behind 20 minute neighbourhoods and the benefits of these shown so strongly through the pandemic and lockdown.
Is there a case for homeownership education in the UK?
How can we make it easier to educate first-time buyers on all aspects of homeownership? Dr Alison Wallace from the Centre for Housing Policy, University of York discusses homeownership education.
Is there a case for homeownership education in the UK?
Dr Alison Wallace from the University of York explores the argument for more homeownership education across the UK.
The Big Conversation
In this guest blog, Eilidh MacDonald, Graduate trainee at Kingdom Housing Association reflects on her experiences of working in housing and why she is looking forward to The Big Conversation event.
Tackling disrepair claims
Southern Housing Group share their journey to tackle disrepair claims and implement a new process to deliver game-changing results.
TECH the missing piece
In this new guest blog Geraldine Begg, Technology Enabled Care in Housing programme co-ordinator, sets out some of the ways that technology can support the housing sector.
Close to home: the housing sector's role in dementia care
In this new guest blog, Grant McManus a graduate trainee with Kingdom Housing Association talks about how the housing sector can support people to live well with dementia.
How do we deliver effective accommodation interventions for people experiencing homelessness?
Dr Ligia Teixeira discusses steps we can take to deliver effective accommodation interventions for people experiencing homelessness.
It is time that we develop new homes that are made for everyone
We must tackle the inequalities that many disabled people face when trying to find a suitable home. Sarah Davis shares more about what the Housing Made for Everyone (HoME) coalition aims to do.
