🏘️We welcome today’s publication of the Social and Affordable Homes Programme prospectuses and the additional £150 million to unlock brownfield land. Read our reaction in full, and find out more on our website ➡️https://www.cih.org/news/social-and-affordable-homes-programme-prospectuses-published/

It is Friday and time for our round-up of all things #UKHousing from this week including all the latest policy, news, and events you need to know 🏘️ 📰 Read the full round-up on LinkedIn ➡️ buff.ly/IrexgKQ

The Autumn Budget is less than 3 weeks away. We’re urging the UK Government to take action to tackle the housing emergency, building on the Spending Review. Our submission to government is in the super informative resource and publications section of CIH's website 📚 Summary of our key asks in 🧵⬇️

Issue 57 of CIH Unlocked 🔓 is now live! In this issue's lead, we cover all the big talking points, takeaways and learnings from the All-Ireland Summit 2025, which took place in Dublin this week ➡️ buff.ly/D2aESUF All Unlocked content ➡️ buff.ly/Ss3UbKJ @cihni.bsky.social @cihireland.bsky.social

When housing organisations develop a growth mindset culture it helps to create a happier and more productive workforce. Find out how your organisation can get involved with Julie Haydon’s Rooted in Resilience presidential campaign: buff.ly/GHPLHZ9 #StressAwarenessWeek #housing #RootedInResilience

"At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month – we will remember them.” To mark Armistice Day, at 11am, we’ll be joining with the nation for a moment of remembrance

CIH policy lead Stephanie Morphew chairs a session on domestic abuse, and the role housing organisations in Northern Ireland and Ireland can play in tackling what remains a significant issue #AllIrelandSummit

CIH Ireland national director Caroline Moloney opens the #AllIrelandSummit 2025

CIH Northern Ireland national director Justin Cartwright opens a powerful and important session on migration and housing and the need to challenge common misconceptions #AllIrelandSummit

All set to cover the #All-IrelandSummit in Dublin for @cihhousing.bsky.social

It's #TrusteesWeek and we're celebrating the vital role the CIH board plays in shaping, guiding and supporting our work. Our thanks to every member of the CIH Board - past and present - for their commitment, leadership and unwavering belief in the difference housing professionals make every day.

In the first instalment of a new series on how social landlords are embracing AI, Carolina Padovezi de Oliveira explains how Manningham Housing Association is using the technology to work smarter and improve tenant experience ➡️ buff.ly/7OYh0Iq Taken from our member publication, CIH Unlocked 🔓

It's Friday and time for our round-up of all things #UKHousing from this week including all the latest policy, news, and events you need to know 🏘️ 📰 Read the full round-up on LinkedIn ⬇️ www.linkedin.com/posts/charte... #policy #SocialHousing

🗞️ Insightful article by Inside Housing's Ella Jessel looking at one of the chapters from the newly published UK Housing Review Autumn Briefing Paper ➡️ buff.ly/7DrZ50k 👀 ICYMI the 2025 UK Housing Review Autumn Briefing Paper open to all and available to download now 🔗 ⬇️ buff.ly/EmOz4sK

All the takeaways from our Building Better Boards webinar on domestic abuse — hosted by CIH's Alexandra Gibson and featuring Addressing Domestic Abuse's Kelly Henderson and Berwickshire Housing Association's Michelle Meldrum ➡️ buff.ly/saEOg52 Taken from our member publication, CIH Unlocked 🔓

🖥️ As we near the end of Black History Month you can read our guest blog from Tavepo Masawi on why a one size fits all approach does not work for EDI, and organisation need to consider diversity and inclusion to help improve business outcomes. ➡️ buff.ly/LKnDU18

📢The latest Housing Rights newsletter is out now. It has all the latest news and developments in housing rights for people with different kinds of immigration status. Read it here ➡️https://www.housing-rights.info/newsletters/autumn-2025.htm 📩 Sign up to the newsletter ➡️https://bit.ly/3IqqmG4

Tune in to this bitesize episode of the CIH Podcast as we hear from Fuad Mahamed the founder and CEO of ACH. He tells his story of being a refugee and why he’s so passionate about bringing his own experience to help others in the same situation ➡️ buff.ly/Ayt4DwY

Great to hear from some of the 2025 UK Housing Review Autumn Briefing Paper authors this afternoon for the launch of the latest edition of the UK housing ‘bible’ series 🏘️ Find out more about the event, authors, sponsors and get your copy of the Autumn Briefing Paper 🔗➡️ www.cih.org/news/uk-hous...

🏘️ The Renters’ Rights Act has officially become law. Abolishing no-fault evictions & extending the Decent Homes Standard to the PRS are huge steps toward a fairer, safer housing system. 👀New member guidance on what the reforms mean in practice will be out soon. Read more🔗https://buff.ly/HyiebH5

🗣️This morning CIH chief executive @gavinsmartcih.bsky.social was on BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast discussing the first phase of Awaab's Law which came into force today🎙️Listen from 2:09:00 ➡️https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002lc06 🧵⬇️Thread below with links to all the info you need on the new law

Happy National Mentoring Day! Join the CIH mentoring movement – free for all members. Connect with mentors & mentees, access career support, and embrace reverse mentoring where learning flows both ways. Discover more 👇 buff.ly/gb2sZyc #NationalMentoringDay

We're thrilled to welcome Emma Gilbank as chair and Ryan Barclay as vice chair of CIH Futures.They will now lead Futures' mission to attract and retain new members by making membership as valuable, accessible and relevant as possible. Find out more about CIH Futures ➡️ buff.ly/XhZPCIT

It is Friday and time for our round-up of all things #UKHousing from this week including all the latest policy, news, and events you need to know 🏘️ 📰 Read the full round-up on LinkedIn ➡️ buff.ly/8iv0UoQ

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has today announced new emergency measures in an attempt to boost housebuilding in London. Find out more and read CIH's reaction on our website ⬇️ www.cih.org/news/cih-res...

Issue 56 of CIH Unlocked 🔓 is now live! In this issue, we talk with @hdnuk.bsky.social chief executive Mushtaq Khan about how housing organisations can step more confidently into their role as builders of belonging ➡️ buff.ly/QRiGfk2 All Unlocked content ➡️ buff.ly/Ss3UbKJ

List your vacancies on CIH Housing Jobs to reach housing professionals at all levels who are actively looking for their next role. Explore our advertising options: ➡️ buff.ly/4KLtB74 #ukhousing #housingcareer #housingrecruitment

📢 It's Damp and Mould Action and Awareness Week, a chance to unite as a sector, share knowledge, and learn to ensure we tackle damp in our homes. Our Knowledge Hub is brimming with valuable resources on damp and mould here ➡️https://buff.ly/PtZZjnO

On Monday CIH chief exec @gavinsmartcih.bsky.social and head of policy and external affairs Chloe Fletcher joined social housing leaders in a roundtable with the Secretary Secretary of State for Housing, Rt Hon Steve Reed, and the housing minister, @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social 🧵1/3

📢 The Northern Housing Festival 2026 programme is now live! Join debates, roundtables & strategy labs on the issues that matter across the North of England. Book your free member place 👉 buff.ly/v0ZOeF2

From inspiring school leavers to embrace careers in housing to smashing fundraising goals for Barnardo’s, now former CIH president Elly Hoult reflects on a remarkable year of campaigning, community and change ➡️ buff.ly/5VrsNDp Taken from our member-exclusive publication, CIH Unlocked 🔓

📢 CIH is pleased to continue supporting ‪@thetcpa.bsky.social‬'s healthy homes campaign to strengthen the benefits from the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. It is crucial that the Bill delivers quality homes supporting health and wellbeing, with the right homes in the right places meeting needs👀⬇️

Community cohesion is lacking, and the lack of affordable, secure housing is only making the problem worse. Rachael Williamson explores the issue and how to fix it in this article published today in Housing Today ➡️ buff.ly/LN1HUo8

For #DampAndMouldWeekDamp, and ahead of the introduction of Awaab’s Law on 27 October, Aico’s Tony Boyle explains why this is a “watershed moment” for the social housing sector ➡️ buff.ly/k5qkZeL #DampAndMouldWeek

The government has issued final guidance ahead of the implementation of Awaab’s Law on 27 October ➡️ buff.ly/DIhUUtN Keep an eye on our main channel, where we’ll be sharing a ‘what you need to know’ member briefing on the new guidance next week.

As #BlackHistoryMonth prompts reflection, Tavepo Masawi examines the legacy of racial inequality in UK housing — and the steps needed to build a fairer, more inclusive future ➡️ buff.ly/a2JI178 Taken from our member-exclusive publication, CIH Unlocked 🔓

It is Friday and time for our round-up of all things #UKHousing from this week including all the latest policy, news, and events you need to know 🏘️ 📰 Read the full round-up on LinkedIn ➡️ buff.ly/9RQsQtk

Have you booked your free, member-exclusive ticket yet? Come together is an important opportunity for CIH members in Ireland and Northern Ireland to develop professional relationships and expand networks from across the island of Ireland 🏘️ Book today ⬇️ buff.ly/95WvqjV

📈 A record 132,410 households — including 172,420 children — are in temporary accommodation — up 7.6% on last year. 🏠 We welcome the recent £84m in homelessness funding, but these figures show the crisis is far from over and more government support is needed.   Read more ➡️ buff.ly/3cA2xbZ

Pleased to be able to contribute to this piece by Vicky Spratt in the i, on behalf of @cihhousing.bsky.social liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/397... #ukhousing

🏡We have submitted our recommendations ahead of the Autumn Budget in November, urging the UK government to take urgent action to address immediate pressures in the housing system while building on the foundations of recent investment commitments.  Read more ➡️ buff.ly/ZDX31jx #AutumnBudget2025

🔊 As we recognise #FloodActionWeek we hear from Dr Rehan Khodabuccus and Debansu Das from ZED PODS Limited on their innovative housing designs which eliminate the risk of flooding to homes built on flood prone areas. Listen now here ➡️ buff.ly/9nF4lxx

NAO has published a report into failed energy efficiency installations under ECO4 and the Great British Insulation Scheme. The report follows an initial acknowledgement by government in January, and a subsequent statement in July, that failures had been found. Read our response ➡️ buff.ly/owaXOwi

Our policy manager for net zero and sustainability, Matthew Scott, has written for Housing Today about why we need to make our homes more flood resilient, and how we can do so ➡️ buff.ly/5BMlMlQ #FloodActionWeek

Issue 55 of CIH Unlocked 🔓 is now live! Liam Turner finds out how new CIH president Julie Haydon is putting resilience at the heart of her campaign (buff.ly/XCdtwy6) while past president Elly Hoult reflects on a year of campaigning & change (buff.ly/o6M5uSo). All Unlocked content ➡️ buff.ly/Ss3UbKJ

We are delighted to welcome Chloe Fletcher to team CIH as our new head of policy and external affairs 🏘️ Get to know more about Chloe and her role ➡️ buff.ly/kCOWL6I

We’re proud to have joined with over 40 organisations including campaigners for tenants, homelessness and debt advice charities, landlord organisations and others in calling on the UK government to unfreeze local housing allowance at the upcoming budget. 🧵(1/2) #UnfreezeLHA

It's no coincidence that new CIH president, Julie Haydon, has launched her Rooted in Resilience campaign on #WorldMentalHealthDay. In a sector facing constant change, challenge and pressure, resilience isn’t just a personal strength: it is a professional necessity. Find out more ➡️ buff.ly/A3zxkIh

Good news to start #WorldHomelessnessDay ! Government have announced a £84 million injection to tackle homelessness 🏘️ Check out our website for more detail and read CIH's full reaction➡️ www.cih.org/news/cih-res...

It is Friday and time for our round-up of all things #UKHousing from this week including all the latest policy, news, and events you need to know 🏘️ 📰 Read the full round-up on LinkedIn ➡️ buff.ly/RGXYRxM