• Learn about the funding available
• Understand which retrofit measures can be funded
• Consider how to develop your bid.

The SHDF wave two bid window is expected to open in late August/early September 2022. Now is the time to get fully funded support from the Social Housing Retrofit Accelerator (SHRA) team.

Watch our special hustings event with your three CIH vice-presidential candidates to discover more about why they want to take up the position of vice president of the Chartered Institute of Housing.  

Chaired by former CIH president, Aileen Evans, this is your opportunity to hear members questions to the three candidates, listen to our debate and hear the views of our three candidates. 

Watch this recording to find out more before you cast your important vote!  

Funded by the Oak Foundation, the project is managed by the Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru and covers three main strands:

• Building the right homes to meet demand
• Making sure housing is always a priority for local government
• Demonstrating housing’s role in keeping people well and healthy.

Watch this event back with the CIH Eastern Group to discover best practices in this area and:

• Gain an understanding of some of the strategies currently available to achieve net zero
• Explore feedback from other housing providers on the difference these solutions have made to their homes
• Look at real-life examples of new build and retrofit developments as we strive for a greener future.

Long-term skills planning is crucial in a post-Brexit/pandemic landscape where skills shortages and a challenging labour market pressure employers.

Developing skills is a long-term investment, and building talent pipelines can both grow resilience within your organisations and mitigate against labour market shocks. Understanding existing capabilities within your teams will help you identify emerging gaps - not just over the next year, but along the timeframe of your upcoming business plans, dealing with issues such as decarbonisation, broader environmental pressures, advances in technology, and improving customer service levels.

Choice and Control in Hoarding Disorder is designed to be an educational, interactive and empowering masterclass that helps build your understanding of risk, legislation and positive engagement.

You'll explore practical examples from Megan Karnes, Hoarding UK and housing providers across the UK on how they have supported their residents.

Why watch?

• Improve your understanding of hoarding disorder via introductions to psychological, practical, and legal information through discussion, video and activities
• Learn more about standardising risk/risk assessments and referral processes
• Discover support models throughout the hoarding relationship
• Explore motivational interviewing at different stages of this process
• Understand support models which have been shown to improve outcomes.

With the Building Safety Act now passed, it's really important that landlords begin preparing for the new regulatory regime and increased scrutiny on building safety.

This webinar provides you with an overview of what you need to do to prepare for the full implementation of the Building Safety Act by October 2023 to ensure you can meet its requirements, particularly in regards to the new, more stringent measures for high-rise buildings.

Listen back on this event to:

• Get first-hand insight into the thinking that has shaped the components included in the new standard
• Learn about the recent emphasis in the standard promoting the drive towards net-zero
• Explore practical aspects of implementation and the expectations of affordable housing providers.

The best performing boards understand that asking the right questions is key to achieving good governance and board effectiveness. The next session in our Building Better Boards series will explore the value of creating a constructive challenge culture within organisations. We’ll discover the benefits this can bring in building trust, creating new perspectives, improving information and idea sharing, strengthening decision making processes and identifying and mitigating risk.

The risk to children, young people and vulnerable adults of being exploited through cuckooing or county lines operations is being highlighted and reported more frequently. It causes real damage to individuals that have been targeted and the communities around them. Housing professionals have a crucial role in tackling serious and organised crime.