Member only CIH Unlocked 13 Mar 2025 | Climate and sustainability

All-in on sustainability: Adra

Siôn Hughes shares insight into how North Wales housing association Adra is delivering on its green ambitions — and then some.

Member only CIH Unlocked 13 Mar 2025 | EDI, data and digital accessibility

Data and culture: Embedding the right approach

Mobysoft head Paul Evans outlines how social housing organisations can go about embedding an effective, robust and long-lasting data strategy.

Member only CIH Unlocked 13 Mar 2025 | Asset management | Building and fire safety | Climate and sustainability | Development and regeneration | Regulation and legal

At a glance: Five takeaways from the Regulator’s latest quarterly survey (Sep–Dec 2024)

The Regulator says that it is assured landlords are acting to manage pressures — even if that means putting off plans for things like new developments. 

Member only CIH Unlocked 13 Mar 2025 | Development and regeneration | Management and leadership | Tenants and residents

Merging purpose with progress: An interview with Amplius CEO Julie Doyle

Alma Sheren talks with Amplius CEO Julie Doyle about life, housing and the art of a successful merger.

Member only CIH Unlocked 13 Mar 2025 | Climate and sustainability | Development and regeneration | Domestic abuse | Health and housing | Homelessness | Private rented sector | Professionalism and training | Regulation and legal | Tenants and residents

Scotland’s Housing Festival 2025: Progress, challenges, and the path to lasting change

This year's Scotland's Housing Festival was dominated by big names and big issues.

Member only CIH Unlocked 27 Feb 2025 | Professionalism and training

Why we’re never going back to our old way of recruiting

A depleted post-pandemic workforce caused 56,000-home landlord Home Group to rethink its approach to recruitment. It hasn’t looked back since, as Katherine Hernandez explains.

Member only CIH Unlocked 27 Feb 2025 | Tenants and residents

Mind your language: Why residents should be called what they choose

For social housing residents, the language applied to us can either be used to celebrate or denigrate, and all too often it is the latter, writes Michael Verrier.

Member only CIH Unlocked 27 Feb 2025 | Asset management | EDI, data and digital accessibility | Income and financial wellbeing

Seven big takeaways from our finance data insights webinar with Housemark

What insights can we glean from the ocean of social housing financial data? With help from data experts Housemark, and with a particular focus on Scotland, we sought to find out.

Member only CIH Unlocked 27 Feb 2025 | Private rented sector | Tenants and residents

Creating the blueprint for an ethical lettings revolution

Alma Sheren talks with Susan Aktemel, founder and director of pioneering Glasgow-based social enterprise Homes for Good, about how it is bridging the gap for those trapped in the no-man’s-land between social housing eligibility and private renting.

Member only CIH Unlocked 27 Feb 2025 | Regulation and legal | Tenants and residents

The small housing association producing exceptional TSMs results

Liam Turner talks with Pickering and Ferens’ home services director, Richard Walker, about how they’re building on their impressive Tenant Satisfaction Measures results.

Member only CIH Unlocked 13 Feb 2025 | Climate and sustainability

All in on sustainability: Places for People

Branwen Evans offers insight into Places for People's unwavering commitment to sustainability.

Member only CIH Unlocked 13 Feb 2025 | EDI, data and digital accessibility

Mapping the future: How geospatial data is reshaping the housing landscape

Alma Sheren explores the use of geospatial technology in housing and the built environment.

Member only CIH Unlocked 13 Feb 2025 | Income and financial wellbeing | Tenants and residents

A decent home is a furnished home

Claire Donovan explains how End Furniture Poverty is working with landlords across the UK to lift tenants out of furniture poverty.

Member only CIH Unlocked 13 Feb 2025 | Low-cost home ownership | Tenants and residents

Creating a better and more equitable shared ownership

Longstanding shared ownership challenges must be addressed — and that’s exactly what the new Shared Ownership Code is designed to do, writes Ann Santry.

Member only CIH Unlocked 13 Feb 2025 | Homelessness | Private rented sector | Professionalism and training | Regulation and legal | Tenants and residents

South West 2025: Difficult challenges, golden opportunities

All the key takeaways from CIH's South West 2025 conference in Bristol.