Affordable housing investment to lead the way out of the crisis?
Following the release of the UK Housing Review Autumn Briefing Paper 2021, John Perry takes a look at the proportion of government spending that goes towards affordable housing.
Reducing carbon emissions in Northern Ireland’s homes
CIH Northern Ireland director, Justin Cartwright looks at what progress is being made in Northern Ireland around the zero carbon agenda, and where further work needs to be done.
Over two million foreign nationals excluded from social housing and benefits
Following the release of the 2021 UK Housing Review Autumn Briefing Paper, CIH’s John Perry summarises the evidence on total numbers excluded from housing and benefits due to immigration status.
Meet the MalColm Smith Award winner 2001
The Malcolm Smith prize is awarded for the best piece of work focusing on housing law or policy during the last academic year by a student in Scotland, studying up to MSc level.
Homes fit for purpose for an ageing population
CIH’s Sarah Davis, and a member of the Housing and Ageing Alliance, look at the urgency of improving homes for older people and the different agendas that social landlords must manage to achieve that.
The worsening energy crisis - what more needs to be done to tackle fuel poverty?
Today BEIS have set out plans and a breakdown of the wider £3.9bn funding package to drive down the cost of low carbon heating technologies in the long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy.
Video doorbells vs data protection
Sam Rose, CIH member and senior associate at Penningtons Manches Cooper discusses the data protection questions that surround the use of video doorbells,
Reflecting on Scottish Housing Day and the journey onwards to net zero
CIH Scotland policy and practice officer Catherine Hall reflects on Scottish Housing Day and it's impact in progressing the discussion on action to address the climate emergency.
Diversity and inclusion – how mentoring can help your organisation
Mentoring has a big role to play in successful diversity and inclusion programmes and schemes
Mentoring vs coaching - the key differences and benefits
We explore the key differences between mentoring and coaching, when to use both learning practices and what the key benefits are.
How partnerships are paving the way for homebuilders to achieve top results
For 50 years, Lovell have been working in partnership with housing associations and local authorities to create places where communities can thrive.
Making housing and dementia a national priority: third update from the National Housing and Dementia Forum
This is the third update from the National Housing and Dementia Forum co-chaired by CIH Scotland and the University of Stirling's Dementia Services Development Centre.
The whole housing sector needs to face up to the climate emergency
In this new blog for Scottish Housing Day, Catherine Hall explains why the whole housing sector needs to focus on meeting net-zero emissions by 2045.
Ending homelessness with a little help from our friends
Colette McKune MBE, CEO of ForHousing discusses how we can end homelessness – with a little help from our friends.
Reverse mentoring
We explore what reverse mentoring is, how reverse mentoring works and some of the key benefits to reverse mentoring.
