The multi-faceted role of the housing provider
Read how Peabody are going above and beyond just the standard housing provision of a landlord.
Analysing the place for OMCs in the Irish housing sector
Here at CIH Ireland we’ve been receiving an increasing amount of feedback from members seeking guidance on issues arising from managing multi-unit developments and their relationships with owners’ management companies (OMC).
Focus on influencing Scotland - March 2025
Read our latest updates from our policy work in Scotland in our focus on influencing Scotland blog.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Choose Housing: A career that changes lives
In this blog David Kingsley reflects on his own journey into housing, and takes up the call by CIH president Elly Hoult, to ensure everyone advocates for housing to be a career of choice.
The power of work experience to attract the next generation of housing professionals
One way we can look to spread the message of careers in housing is to offer more work experience in the sector. Read one testimonial from a parent about work experience.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
