Celebrating the life of Ben Clay
Helen Reddington, director of home ownership at Riverside Housing Group remembers Ben Clay and pays tribute to his incredible career in housing.
Welsh Housing Quality Standard 2023 - right ambition, right timing?
CIH Futures Cymru member Charlotte Whitney considers ambition versus reality with regards to the WHQS2023 plan.
A typical week in our Cartrefi Conwy and Creating Enterprise Community Hub
In this blog the Cartrefi Conwy and Creating Enterprise’s Community Hub at Llandudno describe a typical week of activities, designed to supporting the community during the cost of living crisis.
Working better together
In northern and southern Ireland housing supply and affordability is a hot topic. This blog looks at the similar trends and patterns emerging despite differing political contexts and unique challenges
Inclusion is everyone's business
In this guest blog, Lucy Malarkey, director of Positive about Inclusion, talks about the actions needed to create a truly inclusive culture within organisations.
New CIH research shows 41 per cent of private landlords would quit the market under Northern Ireland rent freeze
Justin Cartwright, CIH NI national director discusses the report which shows between 41 and 60 per cent of landlords would seek to exit the market if rents were frozen or cut.
Stigma and Social Housing in England: their implications for housing sector and the profession
Dr. Mercy Denedo and Dr. Amanze Ejiogu highlight a few of the key issues from their recent consultation report and implications for housing professionals.
A sit down with our new CIH president, Lara Oyedele
Discover more about Lara's experiences, passions, aspirations and motivations.
An environmental, social and governance focus helps make what matters brilliant
In this blog Glenn Harris discusses why a focus on ESG is helping Midland Heart to build better homes and communities in the Midlands.
What does increasing anti social behaviour (ASB) tell us about our communities and the people who live in them?
Ahead of her session at the upcoming All-Ireland Summit Eileen Patterson discusses the root causes and impact of anti-social behaviour in communities.
Why failure to uprate in 2023 will destroy an already inadequate benefits system
Policy and practice officers Sam Lister and Alexandra Gibson detail the impact of inflation on benefits; showing the cumulative effect of cuts and why it is essential for government to uprate benefits
Thirteen Recycling Centre: Making every week recycling week
In this blog for Recycling Week 2022 Helen Beaman explains how Thirteen’s Recycling Centre has reduced their environmental impact and provides a positive impact for tenants, the community and the team
Housing associations' role in supporting young asylum seekers
Gemma Richardson discusses the importance of providing every child with a home and the support they need to live with confidence, independence and choice, regardless of their immigration status.
We cannot level up while we lose affordable homes
Why relaxing s106 planning reforms will be catastrophic to affordable housing delivery
Tenants need to have a voice
Vice chair of Soha Housing and tenant Victoria Dingle discusses why it's so important for residents to be listed to and represented in their housing association.
