Member only CIH Unlocked 29 Feb 2024 | Equality, diversity and inclusion | Health | Tenants and residents

Why Almond Housing Association is switching to a 'nine-day fortnight'

Almond Housing Association has become the latest social landlord to reduce the number of days its employees are required to work, launching a ‘nine-day fortnight’ trial earlier this year.

Member only CIH Unlocked 29 Feb 2024 | Regulation and legal

Spring Budget 2024: What’s in store for housing?

Stamp duty changes, 99 per cent mortgages, more support for struggling households... what announcements might we see in next week's budget?

Member only CIH Unlocked 29 Feb 2024 | Health

Five ways to build a happy housing workforce

Wellness apps and gym memberships might not be the way to go... 

Member only CIH Unlocked 29 Feb 2024 | Building safety and housing management | Digital | Health

How Oxford Brookes University is tackling damp and mould with bleeding-edge AI

Oxford Brookes University has been exploring how computer vision AI can improve asset-management processes such as the diagnosing of damp, mould, and other health hazards.

Member only CIH Unlocked 29 Feb 2024 | Building safety and housing management | Health | Tenants and residents

Making space: Tackling hoarding with tech and compassion

Alma Sheren investigates the novel and collaborative ways in which housing providers and others are tackling the sometimes overlooked issue of hoarding.

27 Feb 2024 | About CIH

An introduction from our new CIH West Midlands regional group vice chair

We hear from Wendy Jay, who has recently been chosen as vice lead for the CIH West Midlands regional group.

26 Feb 2024

Connect with the CIH Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Group

Read more about how you can connect with our regional group (previously known as regional board) in Yorkshire and Humberside

Member only CIH Unlocked 15 Feb 2024 | Affordability and benefits | Building new homes

New social housing lettings in England: Dissecting the latest data

What does DLUHC's latest report on new social housing lettings in England tell us about the wider social housing landscape?

Member only CIH Unlocked 15 Feb 2024 | Equality, diversity and inclusion | Homelessness

Honeycomb Group: How to deliver effective LGBTQ+ homelessness support

For LGBT+ History Month, Dean Marsh, from Honeycomb Group’s homelessness service, explains how they’re supporting those affected by homelessness in the LGBTQ+ community.

Member only CIH Unlocked 15 Feb 2024 | Building new homes | Building safety and housing management | Climate and sustainability | Digital | Health | Regulation and legal | Tenants and residents

Housing Digital Live: Tech and talk

CIH Unlocked reported on all the action from the inaugural Housing Digital Live conference, which took place in Birmingham earlier this month.

Member only CIH Unlocked 15 Feb 2024 | Career development

Geraldine Howley OBE: Reflections of a CIH chair

Geraldine Howley OBE talks achievements and ambitions as she reflects on her time as chair of the CIH governing board.

Member only CIH Unlocked 15 Feb 2024 | Regulation and legal

Navigating a new era of public affairs in Northern Ireland

With Stormont restored, Justin Cartwright looks at the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for both the sector and the new communities minister.

14 Feb 2024 | Career development | Regulation and legal

Housing qualifications throughout the UK: What the Welsh sector snapshot tell us

As England responds to the Competence and Conduct Standard consultation Matt Dicks discusses the findings of CIH Cymru’s sector snapshot of housing qualifications in Wales.

07 Feb 2024

Join me around the campfire at the Scottish Housing Festival

Read about the campfire session that Alison Inman has planned for attendees at SHF 2024.

06 Feb 2024

Temporary accommodation: children’s mental health paying the price

Hannah Keilloh calls for us to use this children’s mental health week as a call to action in tackling the housing crisis