19 Apr 2021 | Income and financial wellbeing | Regulation and legal

Thousands of European nationals could miss out on housing and benefits

European nationals living in the UK don't have long to apply to the European Union Settlement Scheme to regularise their status now that Brexit has brought an end to ‘free movement’.

15 Apr 2021 | Climate and sustainability | Development and regeneration | Health and housing | Homelessness | Income and financial wellbeing | Regulation and legal

Housing to 2040 - a dream or promise for real deeds?

In 2019 the Cross Party Group on Housing established a sub group to respond to Housing to 2040. In this guest blog, Steven Tolson, Chair of the CPG sub group reacts to the final Housing to 2040 vision

14 Apr 2021 | CIH updates | Health and housing

Housing professionals and tenants working together to tackle stigma

CIH's Sarah Davis discusses our existing work and upcoming webinar with See the Person to address the stigma that many housing tenants and residents face.

13 Apr 2021 | Climate and sustainability | Development and regeneration | Regulation and legal

Local and mayoral elections: is the government listening?

Paul Hackett director of the Smith Institute and secretary to the Affordable Housing Commission discusses the upcoming local and mayoral elections.

12 Apr 2021

Housing as a human right

In this new blog, Callum Chomczuk, national director of CIH Scotland discusses how we can realise housing as a human right in Scotland.

06 Apr 2021 | Climate and sustainability

The climate has changed

Nicholas Doyle, director of Adecoe explores whether the housing sector could write its own low carbon future and lay out a manifesto for action.

30 Mar 2021 | Building and fire safety | Regulation and legal

Private renters in Northern Ireland set to receive periodic electrical safety checks

Heather Wilson CIH's Heather Wilson explores the intention to bring forward legislation that will place a duty on private landlords to carry out periodic electrical checks within their properties.

29 Mar 2021

Why should the housing sector take on dementia?

In this blog Ashley Campbell, Policy and practice manager at CIH Scotland talks about the housing sector's role in supporting people with dementia.

18 Mar 2021 | Development and regeneration | Regulation and legal

How can we improve our skills to deliver better construction outcomes?

CIH member Tom Jarman explores change in the context of social housing, and why we need a culture that delivers construction outcomes that are fundamental to our core purpose.

16 Mar 2021

Are you really listening?

Issie Howard reflects the Social Housing White Paper, exploring how tenant voices can strengthen the impact housing associations can have.

15 Mar 2021 | Climate and sustainability

Bringing net zero energy solutions to the UK’s social housing sector

In its Reducing UK emissions: 2020 progress report, the Climate Change Committee highlighted five clear investment priorities that are critical in our drive to a more sustainable future.

12 Mar 2021

The future of work

Innovation coach, Paul Taylor gives us a quick insight into his upcoming panel session at The future of housing in London and the South East.

11 Mar 2021

Could shared ownership rescue households who can’t afford their mortgages?

CIH Fellow John Pankhurst explores how we can ensure families can stay in their homes until the economy recovers from COVID-19.

09 Mar 2021

Leaders of the future: avoiding the leadership trap

It is challenging for leaders to plan for the foreseeable future but planning for the unforeseen can be daunting - and sometimes impossible.

05 Mar 2021 | Professionalism and training

A passion for people is what made Jade choose housing

Today’s National Careers Week blog comes from Jade Stevens, whose job as employment liaison officer at Trent and Dove Housing gives her plenty of opportunities to help tenants onto their career path.