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.
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.
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.
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.
Housing must be seen as a key partner in the delivery of social care for older people
Susanne Flynn, policy and practice officer at CIH Scotland, considers the role of housing in the Scottish Government's forthcoming health and social care strategy for older people.
How Grand Union helps to find homes for Syrian refugee families
In this blog, during refugee week, Emma Sheer customer onboarding and relocations manager at Grand Union Housing Group describes how they have provided homes for Syrian refugee families.
Becoming a housing professional
Daisy-Grace Westbrook, business support manager at Willow Tree Housing Partnership sits down with CIH's Jill Allcoat to discuss her journey into housing.
Ready for the future – Midland Heart’s high-tech, low carbon housing development
In this blog, CIH policy and practice manager, Annie Field, discusses the practical realities of developing homes that meet the Future Homes Standard
When do we want it? NOW!
James Fullford, housing services manager from The Wrekin Housing Group shares more about their same day housing management service to meet customer expectations.
The importance of long-term skills investment
Ria Bailes and Gavin Smart shares more about the upcoming skills and recruitment webinar series with CIH, highlighting why long-term skills planning is crucial in a post-Brexit/pandemic landscape.
Reflecting on Scotland's Housing Festival 2022
Journalist Pennie Taylor takes a look back over the two day Festival.
Joint tenancies and domestic abuse
In this blog Deidre Cartwright discusses the importance of providing better legal options for survivors of domestic abuse who share a joint tenancy with the perpetrator(s)
Building homes to live well
Senior policy and practice officer Sarah Davis explains CIH’s continued commitment to the TCPA’s Healthy Homes Bill and campaign
We’re all getting older and we need to plan for the future
In this blog for Dementia Awareness Week, Ashley Campbell, policy and practice manager at CIH Scotland, considers the housing sector's role in supporting people to live well with dementia.
The 21st century SMART objective
REAL Leaders CIC share a little bit more about a modern approach to setting SMART objectives.
