Read our response to DLUHC's consultation which highlights our longstanding concerns about the permitted development right (PDR) regime as a means for increasing housing numbers.
We welcomed the opportunity to provide comments on the Housing Ombudsman Service’s (HOS) business plan for 2024/25.
We have submitted a full response to the government’s consultation on the Competence and Conduct Standard for social housing.
The Housing (Scotland) Bill was introduced on 26 March 2024. It makes changes to the law in relation to housing, covering protections for tenants, homelessness prevention, and other housing matters.
This response outlines key areas where the SPPS can be strengthened to better support a low-carbon and climate-resilient future. QUESTION 1: Can you provide any evidence
Download our consultation submission to DLUHC on their proposed national eligibility test and mandatory qualification tests at local level. This also included proposals on anti-social behaviour.
CIH have submitted our response to the open consultation on changes to national planning policy to support brownfield development.
In our response we outline that we have a a pressing need for more homes in this country, and agree that developing brownfield land can help to address this. However, we point out that meeting housing need is not just about the numbers of units delivered. We must ensure that new homes are fit for purpose for people’s existing and future needs, are affordable, are well connected and meet wider climate change challenges. We are clear that the desire to develop unutilised brownfield land must not come at the expense of quality and placemaking.
The UK Housing Review is a key resource for housing professionals, leaders and policymakers across the public and private housing sectors in the UK.
If you're not a member and would like to access a PDF copy of the UK Housing Review 2024, you can purchase this from the CIH Bookshop.
The executive summary brings together the key points from the contemporary issues and commentary chapters of the UK Housing Review 2024.
An overview of the latest data and evidence on current levels of poverty in Wales.
Trosolwg o’r data a’r dystiolaeth ddiweddaraf ar lefelau presennol tlodi yng Nghymru.
This new CIH member briefing summarises new interim rent control measures due to come into effect from 1 April 2024.
See all the award entries to the All-Ireland Housing Awards 2024 in our Good Practice Compendium
This briefing, exclusive for CIH members, explains the political and financial context behind Scotland's housing emergency.
On 6 March, the Chancellor published his Spring Budget. Housing did not feature much but this guide summarises the measures that members are likely to be interested in, alongside our response.
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