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The Inside Housing Management Podcast is a production of Inside Housing Management, the comprehensive information source for professionals working in UK social housing management. Listen to find out more about...
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The Inside Housing Management Podcast is a production of Inside Housing Management, the comprehensive information source for professionals working in UK social housing management.
Listen to find out more about the key issues affecting staff working on the frontline of social housing.
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Listen to find out more about the key issues affecting staff working on the frontline of social housing.
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6 OCT 2026 · Anna Highfield is joined by former housing ombudsman Richard Blakeway and Stop Social Housing Stigma campaign director Nic Bliss to discuss the Competence and Conduct Standard, which came into force on 1 October.
We talk about whether the standard will produce the culture changes needed to address social housing stigma, if tenants have been involved enough in producing codes of conduct, the most common mistakes landlords make regarding the standard, whether front-facing staff handle the workload pressures of the qualification requirements, and – crucially – whether the standard will prevent “another Grenfell” from happening.
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The Inside Housing Management Podcast is produced by Lucy Brown.
Music credits: Motivate by Wavecont (https://protunes.net/) | Promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ | Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0
22 SEP 2026 · We discuss the results of https://management.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/assaults-survey-2026-assaults-rise-16-in-a-year-as-housing-crisis-fuels-frustration-98456, which found that assaults rose by 16% between 2024 and 2025.
Anna Highfield is joined by Inside Housing editor Martin Hilditch to discuss the nuance behind the numbers – including how changes to reporting techniques are encouraging more staff to come forward about assaults, how the housing crisis is fuelling “frustration” and “aggression”, and how one region in particular saw more assaults than any other.
The second part of the podcast features a discussion about how to achieve cohesion between housing teams, with Inside Housing Management https://management.insidehousing.co.uk/agony-aunt Kelly Street. She offers some useful advice for managers and leaders based on her years of experience in the sector and her current role as head of communities – South at Places for People.
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The Inside Housing Management Podcast is produced by Lucy Brown.
Music credits: Motivate by Wavecont (https://protunes.net/) | Promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ | Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0
8 SEP 2026 · Our https://management.insidehousing.co.uk/home/richard-blakeway-joins-inside-housing-management-98547, discusses Awaab’s Law Phase 2 with regular hosts Anna Highfield and Katharine Swindells.
We talk about the latest guidance from the government, including how the sector has responded and which changes landlords should be most aware of, as well as covering lessons learned from Phase 1, takeaways from the government’s ‘test and learn’ approach, the most challenging hazards in Phase 2, and whether temporary accommodation is about to become a huge headache for social landlords.
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The Inside Housing Management Podcast is produced by Lucy Brown.
Music credits: Motivate by Wavecont (https://protunes.net/) | Promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ | Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0
25 AUG 2026 · Anna Highfield and Katharine Swindells explore housing management’s burnout problem and what we can do about it.
We speak to CIH president Julie Haydon about https://management.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/i-shut-down-emotionally-how-burnout-is-driving-housing-staff-out-of-the-sector-98222, why it’s getting worse, and how she is encouraging organisations to prioritise the idea of “thriving, not just surviving” as part of her ‘Rooted in Resilience’ campaign.
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The Inside Housing Management Podcast is produced by Lucy Brown.
Music credits: Motivate by Wavecont (https://protunes.net/) | Promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ | Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0
28 JUL 2026 · In this episode of the Inside Housing Management Podcast, Anna Highfield, editor of Inside Housing Management, and Katharine Swindells, features editor at Inside Housing, discuss the problem of overheating homes, and what housing association A2Dominion has been doing to support residents during the recent hot weather.We also speak to Ellie Brown, news reporter at Inside Housing, about a landmark judgment that could change the way ‘no access’ cases are dealt with, and separately discuss the growing problem of e-bike fires.
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The Inside Housing Management Podcast is produced by Lucy Brown.
Music credits: Motivate by Wavecont (https://protunes.net/) | Promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ | Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0
14 JUL 2026 · Hosts Anna Highfield and Katharine Swindells discuss the https://management.insidehousing.co.uk/inside-housing-management-30 initiative.
We also speak to Martin Hilditch, editor of our sister publication Inside Housing, to hear his top takeaways from the Local Government Association (LGA) annual conference, which took place from 7-9 July. During the interview, Mr Hilditch gave us a live demonstration of an AI chatbot that was showcased at the conference.
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The Inside Housing Management Podcast is produced by Lucy Brown.
Music credits: Motivate by Wavecont (https://protunes.net/) | Promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ | Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0
16 JUN 2026 · Anna Highfield and Katharine Swindells discuss the incoming https://management.insidehousing.co.uk/learning-and-development/stairs-everything-you-need-to-know-for-sector-wide-change-in-october-97337.
We hear from Ben Pumphrey, partner and data governance specialist at law firm Anthony Collins, and Sue Ramsden, policy leader at the National Housing Federation, about how landlords should be preparing for STAIRs – and where things might go wrong in practice.
We also speak to Susan Noone, head of people at housing association Vivid, about a new https://management.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/what-is-vivids-new-customer-advocate-credential-and-how-does-it-work-97376?Preview=1, and what they hope to achieve with it.
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The Inside Housing Management Podcast is produced by Lucy Brown.
Music credits: Motivate by Wavecont (https://protunes.net/) | Promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ | Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0
2 JUN 2026 · Katharine Swindells and James Riding discuss the sector’s changing approach to resident engagement and whether it’s working.
We hear from Nic Bliss, director of the Stop Social Housing Stigma campaign, about the campaign’s latest survey and what it tells us about resident engagement in 2026.
We also speak to Cynthia Knight, scheme manager at Midlands-based housing association Stonewater, about an innovative food-based resident engagement project that she spearheaded for South Asian residents.
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The Inside Housing Management Podcast is produced by Lucy Brown.
Music credits: Motivate by Wavecont (https://protunes.net/) | Promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ | Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0
19 MAY 2026 · Anna Highfield and Katharine Swindells discuss the sector’s changing approach to hoarding and speak to two housing associations tackling the issue in innovative ways.
One of our guests this week is Jenny Devon, sustainment and cohesion manager at Liverpool-based housing association Prima, about a national pledge Prima has launched to get housing organisations to better support residents with hoarding.
We also speak to Clarion’s regional sustainment manager (East), Amanda Parnell, about an ambitious hoarding pilot project she has spearheaded, and Mark, a Clarion resident of 16 years, who was one of the first tenants to take part in the pilot.
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The Inside Housing Management Podcast is produced by Lucy Brown.
Music credits: Motivate by Wavecont (https://protunes.net/) | Promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ | Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0
5 MAY 2026 · In this rerun of a previous episode of the Inside Housing Management Podcast, Anna Highfield and Katharine Swindells explore whether housing providers should have ‘flag policies’, and how they can respond better to hate crime.
The popular episode also features an interview with Melonie Wheatle, anti-social behaviour (ASB) officer at Hexagon Housing Association, in which she shares lessons from her 13 years in the field, the biggest challenges for ASB staff in 2026, and what makes a good recruit.
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The Inside Housing Management Podcast is produced by Lucy Brown.
Music credits: Motivate by Wavecont (https://protunes.net/) | Promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ | Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0
The Inside Housing Management Podcast is a production of Inside Housing Management, the comprehensive information source for professionals working in UK social housing management. Listen to find out more about...
show more
The Inside Housing Management Podcast is a production of Inside Housing Management, the comprehensive information source for professionals working in UK social housing management.
Listen to find out more about the key issues affecting staff working on the frontline of social housing.
show less
Listen to find out more about the key issues affecting staff working on the frontline of social housing.
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| Author | Inside Housing Management |
| Organization | Inside Housing |
| Categories | Management |
| Website | www.insidehousingmanagement.co.uk |
| editorial@insidehousing.co.uk |
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