10 Mar 2020 | Development and regeneration

Putting community at the heart of housebuilding

Countryside explain what they’ve been up to to be nominated to win the homebuilder of the year award at this year's UK Housing Awards.

01 Mar 2020 | Regulation and legal

What makes a landlord great?

David Richmond, assistant director of neighbourhoods and housing from Hull City Council talks about what makes a good landlord and what they’re doing in Hull to be the best they can be.

31 Dec 2019 | Homelessness

We know how to end homelessness, so why haven't we done so already?

In this opinion piece originally published in The Herald, Jennifer Galbraith, Policy and practice officer at CIH Scotland discusses the challenges of ending homelessness in Scotland.

10 Jul 2019 | Income and financial wellbeing

Time's up for temporary accommodation

Ashley Campbell examines the future of temporary accommodation in Scotland as the latest figures show that the number of households in temporary accommodation is increasing

30 Apr 2019 | Climate and sustainability | Income and financial wellbeing | Regulation and legal

Queens Cross reassures EU tenants over Brexit

In the lead up to Brexit, Queens Cross Housing Association outlines the steps they are taking to help their EU national tenants prepare.

30 Apr 2019 | Climate and sustainability | Regulation and legal | Support and wellbeing

Four simple ways to improve your tenants' health and wellbeing

A new guest blog for CIH Scotland, Dr Steve Rolfe from the University of Stirling and Dr Lisa Garnham from the Glasgow Centre for Population Health.

14 Mar 2019 | Income and financial wellbeing | Regulation and legal

Sex for rent: The harsh reality of a broken housing market

As the Housing Woman Cymru campaign to end sex for rent. Katie from Merthyr Valleys Homes tell us the story of the sickening practice of people offering free rent in exchange for sex or sexual acts.

14 Mar 2019 | Climate and sustainability | Income and financial wellbeing

Surviving Economic Abuse

Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA) is the only national charity dedicated to raising awareness of economic abuse and transforming responses to it.

14 Mar 2019 | Climate and sustainability | EDI, data and digital accessibility | Homelessness | Regulation and legal

Open Doors - Reducing Inequality in the PRS

Open Doors is an innoviate Big Lottery funded project in partnership with Tai Pawb and RLA. This blog is by Nazia Azad-Warren.

13 Mar 2019 | Building and fire safety

Fire safety event summary

Leicester City Council hosted the 2019 East Midlands fire safety event.

20 Feb 2019 | Regulation and legal

'We hope this report helps to drive policy change to support tenants in the private rented sector'

Tyfu Tai Cymru's Private renting and mental health: a way forward, paint a clear picture that needs doing, says Matthew Norman, public affairs and policy officer Residential Landlords Association.

20 Feb 2019 | Homelessness | Support and wellbeing

Mental health in the private rented sector

High-quality, stable housing is key to maintaining good mental health and vital for recovery from mental illness, says Glenn Page, senior policy and cfampaigns oficer at Mind.

17 Jan 2019

Housing sector's role in helping to keep victims of domestic abuse safe

CIH President Jim Strang and Chief Executive of Scottish Women's Aid Marsha Scott examine the role of housing in helping to protect people experiencing domestic abuse

09 Jan 2019 | Homelessness | Income and financial wellbeing | Regulation and legal | Support and wellbeing

One hundred years of social housing: Should it now be a human right?

Matt Dicks director of CIH Cymru reflects on the history - and future - of social housing 100 years on from the historic Housing Act 1919.

08 Jan 2019

When is a customer not a customer?

Linda Moir, former director of customer service at Virgin Atlantic talks about the importance of delivering excellent customer service in your organisation