01 Aug 2018 | Financial wellbeing | Regulation and legal

Right to rent – there are no winners from this flawed policy

Policy and public affairs manager Matthew Kennedy talks in more detail about CIH Cymru setting a number of recommendations to the Welsh Government as part of the 'Right to rent' policy.

18 Jul 2018 | Climate and sustainability | Financial wellbeing

'We need to change the debate on the housing crisis'

Any debate on the housing crisis needs to start at the sharp end rather than focusing on home ownership, argues Matt Dicks, director ofCIH Cymru.

18 Jul 2018

Young people's housing aspirations being failed by capital's broken housing market

CIH Scotland's deputy director Callum Chomczuk examines how the aspiration of young people and people on lower incomes to have their own home is being failed by the capital’s broken housing market

04 Jul 2018 | Development and regeneration | Financial wellbeing | Homelessness | Regulation and legal

Local government reorganisation uncertainty harming professionals delivering vital services

The proposed merger map for local authorities in Wales is to be withdrawn adds to the uncertainty for housing professionals trying to deliver essential services, says Matt Dicks director of CIH Cymru.

28 May 2018 | Climate and sustainability | Financial wellbeing | Homelessness | Regulation and legal

'To change attitudes to social housing we must reframe the conversation.'

Matt Kennedy, policy and public affairs manager at CIH Cymru, says we must reframe the conversation on social housing and tell positive stories to change public attitudes.

02 May 2018 | Professionalism and training

I wanted to demonstrate my commitment to the housing profession, so I became a CIH chartered member

Housing manager Janice White at Estuary Housing Association shares with us her experience of completing Apex online, one of the chartered routes to becoming a chartered member of CIH.

23 Apr 2018 | Climate and sustainability | Regulation and legal

'It's the shift, not the fix.'

Amanda Protheroe explores a victim-led approach to dealing with anti-social behaviour.

20 Apr 2018 | Financial wellbeing | Homelessness

'Youth homelessness is everybody's business.'

Tamsin Stirling explores youth homelessness in Wales and lessons from approaches which have tackled it.

17 Apr 2018 | Financial wellbeing

Universal basic income in Wales: the case for and against

A business innovation lead at a housing association and a lecturer in public policy explore universal income and reach very different conclusions about its value.

11 Apr 2018 | Building and fire safety | Climate and sustainability | Homelessness

Who has the answers to the housing crisis? All of us

CIH Cymru director Matt Dicks explores the housing landscape in Wales and the need to come together to solve our housing crisis as he takes a look ahead to TAI 2018.

09 Apr 2018 | Climate and sustainability | Development and regeneration | Financial wellbeing

'Lack of ambition to build homes on a big scale is striking.'

Governments have met the housing needs of the nation under much more challenging economic conditions than those we have today says historian, writer and broadcaster David Olusoga.

24 Jan 2018

Supporting people who are sleeping rough

What is the best way to support people who are sleeping rough? Mike Ash, acting corporate director, communities and housing at Swindon Borough Council, outlines the new approach his team is taking.

15 Jan 2018

We need to rethink the way we deal with homelessness

The Homelessness Reduction Act has huge potential - but only if organisations have the right culture to make the most of it, says CIH policy and practice officer Faye Greaves.

26 Oct 2017

No single organisation has the answer to reducing homelessness

"Homelessness Awareness Week is a reminder of what we can achieve when we work together" Chris Stocks, homeless strategy and partnership lead at Exeter City Council and Teignbridge District Council

01 Oct 2017

‘A birds eye view of housing: we all chose housing’