Bridgecast

The place to go to listen and watch our latest news, views and guests on the housing sector. Here you will find all our latest episodes alongside the change to register for our upcoming events.

Get in touch with us if there is anything you want to hear about or even to speak about yourself.

Get in Touch

Bridgecast

The place to go to listen and watch our latest news, views and guests on the housing sector. Here you will find all our latest episodes alongside the change to register for our upcoming events.

Get in touch with us if there is anything you want to hear about or even to speak about yourself.

Get in Touch

Podcast One:

Why Bother to Engage with Tenants

with Barry Malki

In this episode we talk with Barry about whether resident engagement is a tick box or if we can make wholesale change and do something radical with our services when we really listen and think about what is possible.

“Barry is the Director of Communities at Social Squared (S2), a specialist consultancy working with Housing Associations, Local Authorities and their supply chain to develop new strategies for maximising and measuring social impact. He has worked with numerous Housing-focused agencies including CIH, HQN, TPAS and Homes England on subjects such as Social Impact/ESG/Community Investment.

Outside of S2 Barry serves as a board member of Housing Solutions and is a Strategic Partner of Social Value UK & Social Value International; regularly speaking at conferences focusing on engagement topics.”

Podcast Two:

Overcoming Challenges

with Nic Faley

In this episode we discuss how Nic set up Bridge Housing Solutions, in particular her success in the face of challenges including being told the business wouldn’t work and going into labour on a work call.

Upcoming Episodes

Professionalism in the Sector

with

Eve Williams

Eve Williams, housing lecturer, tutor and employee of NHF discusses the need for professionalism, the competency and conduct standard and her experiences teaching housing.

Our Work is Never Done

with

Alison Inman

Talking to the relentless and passionate Alison about the state of the sector. Expect controversy.

If I Ruled the World

with

Lara Oyedele

We discuss with former CIH president and all round housing expert Lara, the things she would change in housing if she ruled the world.

CIH Futures in the Present

with

Evie Copland

We sit down with the one and only Evie to talk about the sector we love and career progression since CIH Futures.