01 Aug 2022 | CIH updates | Professionalism and training

Be bold, be brave, be you… but don’t bend!

CIH member and North East group member, Laura Wood shares more about the recent Owning Your Future event.

28 Jul 2022 | CIH updates | Homelessness | Tenants and residents

An inspiring visit to Hightown Housing Association

CIH policy and practice officer Hannah Keilloh reflects on a recent trip to Hightown Housing Association to talk about their work in homelessness prevention.

27 Jul 2022 | Homelessness | Regulation and legal | Tenants and residents

Homelessness and the regulation of social housing - could housing associations be doing more?

David Bogle, Homes for Cathy chair and chief executive of Hightown Housing Association sets out a new proposal to help further prevent homelessness.

25 Jul 2022 | Health and housing | Tenants and residents

Using music to connect with people living with dementia

This new guest blog from Michael Timmons explains how Playlist for Life can support housing professionals to connect with tenants and customers who are living with dementia.

25 Jul 2022 | CIH updates | Management and leadership | Professionalism and training

Effective leadership with the CIH professional standards

Paul Smith, chief executive of Elim Housing Association shares more about his discovery of the CIH professional standards and how he hopes they be used in the organisation and profession as a whole.

22 Jul 2022 | Tenants and residents

Harm Centred Approaches to Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)

Janine Green explores the impact anti-social behaviour (ASB) can have and why a harm centred approach to ASB case management is important.

22 Jul 2022 | Tenants and residents

Improving communities with a week of action

In this blog, Laura Dalton reflects on Staffs Housing’s first community week of action: The Big Green Summer Clean.

21 Jul 2022 | Climate and sustainability

Feeling the heat

Rachael Williamson, head of policy and external affairs at CIH, explores what we can do ensure our homes cope with the extreme weather events caused by climate change.

20 Jul 2022

Five effective anti-social behaviour case management principles

In a vlog for anti-social behaviour week 2022 Chris Grose talks about effective anti-social behaviour case management principles.

20 Jul 2022 | CIH updates | Professionalism and training

CIH recruits digital users to help shape their online user experience

As part of CIH’s plans to improve the online experience for users, CIH is looking for members to join their digital user group

19 Jul 2022 | Development and regeneration | Tenants and residents

Elevating housing in the programme for government will help tackle chronic shortages

Heather Wilson, policy manager at CIH Northern Ireland, sets out the importance of ensuring housing is prioritised in the next programme for the government.

18 Jul 2022

Is there ‘hope’ for more social housing in the government’s Compulsory Purchase reform proposals?

Hannah Keilloh, policy and practice officer at CIH, considers the impact the government's Compulsory Purchase reform proposals will have on social housing

11 Jul 2022 | Professionalism and training

My fellowship journey

CIH Fellow Wendy Jay takes some time to reflect upon her housing journey to date, and the steps she took to achieve her fellowship.

07 Jul 2022

Holiday lets are houses not homes; they are zombie houses that are hollowing out our communities

In a blog for Rural Housing Week 2022 Tom Woodman, chief executive at Cornerstone Housing Limited, explores the impact holiday homes are having on the housing crisis in the south west

04 Jul 2022 | Homelessness

There's a hidden crisis in the countryside that ruins lives…and nobody is talking about it

David Barrowcliff, from English Rural, explores the increasing crisis of hidden homelessness in rural areas in this guest blog written for Rural Housing Week 2022.