News from CHIC

Andy Cameron-Smith sat down with Mike Harris, Head of Partnerships at CHIC, to talk about why health should be central to procurement in social housing, and how stronger collaboration across the sector can help drive better outcomes for residents. Here is a summary of what was discussed. Why should social housing providers prioritise health outcomes […]

The CHIC Conference & Exhibition 2026 is now less than two months away, taking place on 3rd June 2026 at the Telford International Centre. This year’s event is once again CPD accredited, so delegates support their professional development whilst engaging in a full day of sector insight, discussion and networking. Widely regarded as one of

We are pleased to present Episode 2 of The CHIC Podcast, featuring an in-depth discussion with Starship, a leading manufacturer specialising in Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). In this episode, Sarah Davey, Head of Development at CHIC sits down with Dave Dargan CEO and Founder of Startship alongside Frankie Mitchell, a Student from Leeds Beckett

Written by Pauline Lutaaya, Partnerships Manager More than five years since net zero became part of the housing sector’s everyday language, the challenge has shifted from ambition to delivery. While the UK has made strong progress at a national level, housing continues to lag behind, with many organisations struggling to turn plans into scalable action.

A month has now passed since Housing Horizons and it remains a valuable moment for reflection. We were proud to partner with The Housing Forum in delivering a conference that brought together voices from across the sector at a critical time. With increasing pressures facing social housing the discussions held throughout the event were both

JCT will officially be withdrawing its 2016 suite of contracts on March 31st 2026. This means that following this date, the JCT 2016 edition contracts will no longer be available for purchase either in hardcopy or digital format and will effectively be discontinued for use for new projects in favour of the newly issued 2024

CHIC is delighted to become a strategic partner of the Healthy Homes Hub, the membership body seeking to improve the health of living environments across social housing in the UK. The partnership will see the two organisations work together to help inform the hub’s membership of housing providers, health professionals and academics on how we

Starting your first full time role can feel like stepping into the unknown with new systems, new people and new expectations. For Mihir, CHIC’s current Graduate Apprentice, the past six months in the Member Services Team have been fast paced, eye opening and full of learning. “I expected to learn about procurement, but what surprised

The Welsh Government has confirmed a further £98.75 million investment into its Optimised Retrofit Programme (ORP) to support energy efficiency and decarbonisation works in social housing this year. This brings total support through the programme to more than £466 million since 2020, continuing an effort to improve the quality and sustainability of social homes across Wales. For

CHIC’s Lifts & Mobility Aids framework is now live. Providing access to the supply, installation, replacement, servicing and maintenance of lifting equipment and mobility aids. In this video, Lewis Chant explains the structure and breakdown of the framework and how it works in practice.