Our recordings cover various topics, from practical housing management and high-level policy discussions to events designed to support your professional development. All recordings are free for all CIH members, log in and listen/watch from anywhere.
Launch of the UK Housing Review 2021
The annual UK Housing Review is packed with data and analysis about the housing market, social housing, benefits and homelessness. ICIH and the Review’s main authors explored some of the main headlines and findings from across the year, and took a deep dive into issues such as how we deal with homelessness post-Covid, whether schemes to help first-time buyers are working, and whether the government’s housing investment plans will achieve their targets.
You can purchase copies of the UK Housing Review 2021 from our bookshop.
Scotland’s housing leaders’ network: Housing and human rights
The next Scottish Government is likely to legislate so that human rights are incorporated in Scots law. But what does that mean for the housing sector and to what extent is our sector delivering on the human rights of tenants and communities?
We heard what the introduction of new legislation incorporating economic, social and cultural rights into Scots law will mean in practice and discussed how ready is the sector for the changes coming.
You can learn more about the Back the Bill campaign, mentioned by Professor Hoffman at the event, by clicking here.
Leadership forum
The Chartered Institute of Housing and the Institute of Leadership & Management were proud to deliver their third Leadership Exchange.
Our speakers discussed what is on the horizon for our leaders of the future and what the world of work could (and should?) look like, providing evidence focussed insights based on sociological, geographical and economic research and data.
Kate Cooper, Head of research, policy & standards at the Institute of Leadership & Management, also shared TILMs recent research, offering insights into the varied experience of home working and how leaders and managers anticipate their organisations will change in the next 5-10 years.
View the Prezi created by our guest speaker Nick Atkin.
Scotland’s housing leaders’ network: Housing to 2040
With the Scottish Government set to launch its 20 year strategy for the housing sector we considered the implication of the plan on the profession, landlords and tenants. We heard how the strategy will impact housing professionals and the service provided for tenants and communities.
Speakers from across the sector considered how the plan meets the ambition set out in the vision, and what measures need to be put in place for the strategy to be realised.
Areas of focus were:
- The implication of the new strategy on the housing sector and profession
- Where the challenges will be in delivering the strategy
Additional resources - member-only briefing
Building better boards: the changing world of regulation
Regulation will be changing and it is vital that the sector responds and prepares early for any changes. Our speakers set out the direction of travel for organisations, sharing their experiences plus an update from the Regulator for Social Housing, providing a glimpse into the future and the things that boards need to be preparing for now.
National careers week – let’s celebrate careers in housing
We heard from a range of speakers on this full day event dedicated to promoting different aspects of careers in housing.
Topics discussed included:
- Housing education and courses
- The different types of organisations within the housing sector
- Individual case studies highlighting career paths and development opportunities
- How CIH is supporting members' career development
- Ways in which we can work with careers professionals to raise awareness of housing as a career choice
Additional resources to support National careers week can be viewed here:
Older LGBT people – making care fair
This event was Part four of our 2020 virtual conference in partnership with Erosh and sponsored by Alertacall. We heard about the real challenges that remain around accessible and adaptable housing for older LGBT people and what support is out there.
Aspects expored were:
- the factors influencing the experiences of older LGBT people receiving care
- some of the key actions needed to ensure that LGBT people have access to and experience high quality care
- the practical steps housing professionals could take to better understand how services can respond to better meet the needs of LGBT people
- practical best practice examples
Professional standards and the social housing white paper
Chaired by Crystal Hicks from CIH north east regional group we heard from Debbie Larner head of knowledge and products at Chartered Institute of Housing and Nicola Hosfield from the social housing division at MHCLG. We found out more about the new professional standards being rolled out in 2021 by CIH, and the link between the social housing white paper and the professional standards.
Areas of focus were:
- How the professional standards will support career development and how these will be fundamental to the achievement of creating a sector of professionals, as outlined as a requirement in the social housing white paper
- This event included vital information for organisation leads for professional standards and competency in Housing Associations, Local Authorities, and other providers, as well as individuals looking to quality mark their practice
Please view the CIH Professional standards.
Board governance and the role of a board member
We heard from Sharon Thandi and Ellen Damlica from Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP and were provided with an introduction to basic concepts of board governance and the role, duties and responsibilities of being a board member. We received insights into what is involved in being a board member and what it means.
Areas of focus were
- Basics of governance in a housing association and key concepts;
- Board members duties and responsibilities;
- The regulatory implications/expectations of being a board member of a registered provider
What does the charter for social housing residents say about consumer regulation?
This was the fourth webinar of the series of seven which looked into the chapters of the charter for social housing residents in more detail. Will Perry from the Regulator of Social Housing outlined proposals to establish a new consumer regulation function, within the Regulator of Social Housing, that is proactive and holds all landlords to account for the services they deliver.
