28 Oct 2025 | Tenants and residents

CIH welcomes Royal Assent of Renters’ Rights Act

Read a summary of the key measures and protections the Renters' Right Act brings, along with CIH's reaction.

28 Oct 2025 | Consultation and inquiry responses | Income and financial wellbeing | Low-cost home ownership

CIH response to the HCLG Committee inquiry into the Affordability of Home Ownership

We welcome the opportunity to respond to the Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee’s inquiry into the Affordability of Home Ownership.

28 Oct 2025 | CIH updates

UK Housing Review warns housing targets and council finances under severe pressure despite new investment

Find out the key headlines and insights from the latest publication in the UK Housing Review series, and download your copy of the 2025 UK Housing Autumn Briefing Paper.

27 Oct 2025 | Building and fire safety | Health and housing | Tenants and residents

Awaab’s Law is now in force in the social housing sector

Find out what the new law means for social housing providers and read CIH's response to the law.

23 Oct 2025 | Development and regeneration

CIH responds to emergency measures aimed at boosting housebuilding in London

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has announced new emergency measures in an attempt to boost housebuilding in London.

17 Oct 2025 | CIH updates

Welsh Housing Awards 2025 shortlist announced

Find out who made the shortlist for this year’s Welsh Housing Awards, with the winners announced at the awards event on 27 November.

16 Oct 2025 | Homelessness

CIH responds to latest homelessness statistics in England (April–June 2025)

The government has published the latest statutory homelessness statistics for April–June 2025 in England, showing record levels of households in temporary accommodation. 

15 Oct 2025 | Consultation and inquiry responses

CIH's submission to the 2025 Autumn Budget: Building a housing system that works for everyone

Find out more about CIH’s recommendations for the 2025 Autumn Budget and read our full submission to government.

15 Oct 2025

Welsh government’s 2026/27 draft budget welcome but doesn’t reflect the housing emergency, says CIH Cymru 

Responding to the Welsh government's draft budget for 2026/27, CIH Cymru said we need to substantially increase investment into housing beyond current levels. 

14 Oct 2025 | CIH updates

Key headlines from the 2025 CIH AGM

The 2025 AGM saw a raft of new CIH appointments, including Julie Haydon as president and new governing board trustees. 

14 Oct 2025 | Climate and sustainability | Regulation and legal

CIH responds to NAO report on the Energy Company Obligation

Read Chartered Institute of Housing's response to the published findings by the National Audit Office on energy efficiency installations.

13 Oct 2025 | Health and housing | Homelessness | Income and financial wellbeing | Private rented sector

CIH among 40-strong coalition urging government to unfreeze local housing allowance

CIH and 39 other organisations have called on the government to lift the freeze on housing benefit for private renters in order to tackle homelessness and ease mounting pressure on local councils.

13 Oct 2025 | CIH updates

Chloe Fletcher appointed as CIH’s new head of policy and external affairs

Housing policy expert Chloe Fletcher has been named as CIH's new head of policy and external affairs.

13 Oct 2025 | CIH updates

Callum Chomczuk to step down as CIH Scotland national director

13 Oct 2025 | Consultation and inquiry responses

CIH responds to the APPG for Rural Business and the Rural Powerhouse’s call for evidence: ‘Fitting rural into the devolution agenda’

CIH welcomes the opportunity to feed into the APPG for Rural Business and the Rural Powerhouse’s call for evidence on ‘Fitting rural into the devolution agenda’.