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Free 16 Oct 2015

Effective voids management in Ireland

This practice guide aims to help housing organisations let homes as quickly as possible and in the best possible condition, to tenants who will most benefit from them.

It provides a brief overview of good practice in key areas of voids management, illustrated with examples from Ireland and the UK. It will be useful as a starting point for those working in the housing sector considering a comprehensive review of their voids management processes, and also for those seeking to address particular issues.

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Free 15 Oct 2015

Selling off the stock

This interim analysis examines the proposals for sales of vacant high-value council homes to finance a new right to buy for housing association tenants

Member only 08 Oct 2015

What you need to know about the Private Housing (Tenancies) Bill

CIH Scotland has published a new briefing for CIH members which outlines the main provisions of the Bill.

Following extensive consultation which attracted around 10,000 responses, the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill (the Bill) was introduced to the Scottish Parliament on 08 October 2015. The Bill aims to improve security of tenure in the private rented sector (PRS) and provide clarity for landlords and tenants by creating a single model tenancy for the sector.

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Free 05 Oct 2015

Affordable housing need in Scotland

This report defines the scale, cost and reasons for what would be the biggest house building programme in Scotland since the 1970s.

It is the result of the first in-depth investigation into Scotland’s total housing need in the last 10 years.

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Free 30 Sept 2015

Warm homes, better lives

Orbit Group and CIH set out recommendations for tackling fuel poverty and outlines how government can drive its long-term commitment to lifting 2.3 million households out of fuel poverty

Member only 16 Sept 2015

Welsh Housing Review 2015

Welsh Housing Review is CIH Cymru's flagship policy publication and an essential source of housing statistics and expert opinion for professionals across the sector.

It compiles essays from leading housing figures, a state of the nation assessment from CIH Cymru, and housing data-sets with commentary and analysis on important trends and themes.

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Member only 16 Sept 2015

Adolygiad Tai Cymru 2015

Adolygiad Tai Cymru yw cyhoeddiad polisi blaenllaw CIH Cymru ac mae'n ffynhonnell hanfodol o ystadegau tai a barn arbenigol ar gyfer gweithwyr proffesiynol ar draws y sector.

Mae'n llunio traethodau o ffigurau tai blaenllaw, asesiad o gyflwr y genedl gan CIH Cymru, a setiau data tai gyda sylwebaeth a dadansoddiad ar dueddiadau a themâu pwysig.

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Free 06 Jul 2015

How to effectively manage void properties

This briefing aims to help providers understand the ways that they can let homes as quickly as possible, in the best possible condition to tenants who will most benefit from them.

Free 23 Jun 2015

How do you know you are providing value for money?

This report from CIH Scotland, HouseMark Scotland and Wheatley Group aims to get us thinking about what value for money should look like and provide social landlords with practical guidance

17 Jun 2015

2015 UK Housing review briefing paper

The briefing examines the effect of existing reforms including the bedroom tax, home ownership, housing affordability, homelessness and much more.

This year’s review and briefing have been written by CIH policy adviser John Perry, Steve Wilcox, former professor of housing policy at the University of York, and Peter Williams, departmental fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research. 

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Free 07 Apr 2015

Keeping pace

This explores the potential for replacing homes sold under right to buy and make recommendations to government aimed at ensuring that homes sold can be replaced on a one-for-one basis at a local level

12 Mar 2015

How to promote good adult safeguarding practice

Adult safeguarding is the process of protecting adults with care and support needs from neglect or abuse. The Care Act 2014 introduced this as a statutory duty for local authorities.

Adults who may be at risk live in all forms of social housing - tenants who are older, or disabled, or experience long-term limiting illness, or have current or previous dependencies, may be at increased potential risk of abuse or neglect.

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Free 09 Feb 2015

New approaches to delivering social value

Housing associations and local authorities are called ‘social’ landlords for obvious reasons: they exist to do more than just provide housing and to balance their accounts or make a financial surplus

Free 29 Jan 2015

Practical implications of bedroom tax appeals

This guide covers the grounds on which you can appeal against the bedroom tax (social sector size criteria) and the practical implications of making such an appeal.

Member only 04 Dec 2014

What you need to know about the Smith Commission

CIH Scotland has published a new briefing for members on what you need to know about the Smith Commission report.