15 Aug 2019 | Development and regeneration

CIH Cymru partners with Welsh Government to increase the scale of council house building

CIH Cymru joins forces with Welsh Government to uncover some of the barriers and opportunities facing local authorities seeking to directly build affordable housing.

12 Aug 2019 | Development and regeneration | Income and financial wellbeing

British public tells new government: don’t stop talking about the housing crisis

Almost three-quarters of people across Great Britain believe there’s a housing crisis – and more than half think we’re not talking about it enough, according to a new survey by Ipsos MORI for CIH.

29 Jul 2019 | CIH updates

CIH chief executive to retire at the end of November

The chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Housing, Terrie Alafat CBE, today announced she will retire at the end of November.

18 Jun 2019 | Development and regeneration | Homelessness | Income and financial wellbeing

Time for housing to be recognised as a human right

In partnership with Tai Pawb and Shelter Cymru, CIH Cymru commissioned Dr. Simon Hoffman to complete research looking at how housing could be made a human right in Wales.

06 Jun 2019 | Building and fire safety

CIH welcomes publication of consultation on building safety regulations

CIH welcomes the government consultation on building safety regulations proposed in the Hackitt report. We support many of the proposals but we are concerned at the consultation's short timescale.

24 May 2019 | Homelessness

New government figures reveal stark reality of homelessness crisis, says CIH

CIH deputy chief executive Gavin Smart responds to the latest statutory homelessness figures for England.

15 May 2019 | Income and financial wellbeing

Benefit cap - Supreme Court ruling

CIH deputy chief executive Gavin Smart responds to the Supreme Court ruling on the benefit cap.

09 May 2019

Government to fund replacement of dangerous cladding on private tower blocks - CIH responds

CIH chief executive Terrie Alafat CBE responds to the Prime Minister's announcement.

01 May 2019 | Development and regeneration | Income and financial wellbeing

Adolygu'r cyflenwad tai fforddiadwy - map o'r llwybr i sicrwydd ariannu a fforddadwyedd?

Y newyddion diweddara ar sut gall yr adolygiad tai fforddiadwy effeithio ariannu adeiladu tai newydd a fforddadwyedd ar gyfer tenantiaid.

01 May 2019 | Development and regeneration | Income and financial wellbeing

Affordable housing supply review – a route map to increased funding certainty and affordability?

The latest on how the affordable housing review could impact building new homes and affordability for tenants.

21 Mar 2019 | Homelessness

Latest homelessness statistic reflects worrying picture

Welsh Government releases new homelessness statistics that reveal pressure on social housing and ongoing reliance on the private rented sector.

05 Feb 2019 | Homelessness

CIH Cymru calls for a change in approach in response to rough sleeping statistics

The Welsh government has today published its latest estimate of the amount of people sleeping rough in Wales.

06 Dec 2018 | Climate and sustainability | Development and regeneration

Improvement in housing conditions across Wales encouraging says CIH Cymru

Today the Welsh government published the results of the Welsh Housing conditions survey 2017-18 which shows a positive improvement in housing conditions since the previous survey in 2008

30 Oct 2018 | Income and financial wellbeing

Committee report responds positively to CIH Cymru evidence on 'right to rent'

The 'right to rent' should not be included in the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill according to the Equalities, Community and Local Government Committee.

12 Jun 2018 | Health and housing

New approach to delivering health and social care services a significant step forward

Cabinet Secretary for Health and social services, Vaughan Gething AM, has announced plans to change the way health and social care services are delivered, bringing more services closer to home