20 Oct 2020 | About CIH | Regulation and legal

CIH responds to National Statement of Expectations for Supported Housing

Today, the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) has published its National Statement of Expectations for Supported Housing.

08 Oct 2020 | Affordability and benefits | Homelessness

Back the Bill to end Wales’s housing and homelessness crisis

All political parties in Wales are being urged to 'Back the Bill' and commit to a legal right to adequate housing in their 2021 Welsh Parliament Election manifestos.

08 Oct 2020 | Affordability and benefits | Homelessness

Cefnogi'r Bil i ddod ag argyfwng tai a digartrefedd Cymru i ben

Mae'r holl bleidiau gwleidyddol yng Nghymru'n cael eu hannog i "Gefnogi'r Bil" ac ymrwymo i hawl gyfreithiol i gartref digonol yn eu maniffestos ar gyfer Etholiad Senedd Cymru 2021.

17 Sep 2020

Leadership in Housing – a looming capability gap?

A new report launching from the Chartered Institute of Housing and The Institute of Leadership and Management.

08 Sep 2020 | Affordability and benefits | Building new homes

CIH responds to new Affordable Homes Programme announcement

Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick has launched new investment in housing to help the country build back better, including homes for social rent to help the most vulnerable.

08 Sep 2020 | Climate and sustainability

Warm homes and a safe environment: how government and the housing sector can work together to tackle climate change

The Chartered Institute of Housing and Orbit Group make the case for change as governments across the UK decide how to boost investment after the COVID-19 crisis.

07 Sep 2020 | Affordability and benefits | Building new homes | Health

New programme looks at the industry initiatives leading the housing sector into the future

“The Future of Housing” explores the challenges and triumphs of the housing sector today, hopes for the future and the partnerships making a real difference in a pandemic-informed world.

04 Feb 2020 | Affordability and benefits

Simply indexing local housing allowance rates isn't good enough

LHA will be uprated by 1.7 per cent in April but this doesn't address losses built up during the benefits freeze.

08 Jan 2020 | Building new homes

What's stopping councils from building more houses?

The government heralded a new generation of council homes when it lifted borrowing caps a year ago. But a new report shows councils still face obstacles to building more homes.

16 Dec 2019 | Building new homes | Climate and sustainability

Additional investment must be tempered by reality of decarbonisation cost

CIH Cymru respond to the Welsh Government's draft budget for 2020-2021 welcoming the investment in social and affordable housing but warning on the cost of decarbonisation.

16 Dec 2019 | Building new homes | Climate and sustainability

Rhaid i fuddsoddi ychwanegol gael ei dempro gan realiti'r gost ddatgarboneiddio

Ymateb CIH Cymru i gyllideb ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru yn croesawu buddsoddiad i gefnogi adeiladu rhagor o dai cymdeithasol a fforddiadwy gyda rhybudd ynglŷn â'r gost ddatgarboneiddio.

27 Nov 2019 | About CIH

CIH announces new director of policy and external affairs

The Chartered Institute of Housing has appointed James Prestwich as its new director of policy and external affairs.

17 Sep 2019

Put people before process when allocating social housing

Rules and processes designed to decide who gets access to social housing could be failing people in greatest need, according to new CIH research.

14 May 2019 | About CIH

CIH confirms Geraldine Howley as chair of its governing board

The Chartered Institute of Housing has confirmed Geraldine Howley OBE, chief executive of Bradford-based Incommunities Group, as chair of its governing board.