Inside Housing Management Podcast

Editor Anna Highfield talks to Inside Housing reporter Ellie Brown about shadowing Places for People (PfP) – and what she learned from her day with community housing manager Danny Flannery on his patch in Derby.

The co-hosts also discuss the latest Learning from severe maladministration report from the Housing Ombudsman, in which 12 landlords were named for failings over anti-social behaviour cases.

And guest Jen Radcliffe, head of partnerships at PfP Thrive, comes on the show to talk about housing management’s recruitment and retention problem, and what we can do to fix it. 

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The Inside Housing Management Podcast is produced by Lucy Brown.
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How can the social housing sector better support its resident-facing staff? Weighing in on the exclusive discussion is Kirsty Ellis, head of operations at Progress Housing Group, Anne-Marie Bancroft, director at specialist housing consultancy Altair, and Alison Inman, former president of the Chartered Institute of Housing and current chair of tenant engagement specialist Tpas.

The discussion covers topics including the growing remit of a housing officer, recognition, managing workloads, training and career progression, well-being and support, and fair wages. 

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The Inside Housing Management Podcast is produced by Lucy Brown.
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The results of a major survey are revealed, where we asked housing staff what they enjoy about their jobs, what drives them and how they got into the sector.

The episode also features an interview with Stacey Thwaites from housing association Gentoo, where she discusses how she got into the housing sector and why she feels like she can make a difference every day.

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The Inside Housing Management Podcast is produced by Lucy Brown.
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What are the dangers of e-bike and e-scooter fires, and how can the risks be minimised?

Hosts Anna Highfield and Martin Hilditch, editor of Inside Housing, are joined by Alix Bedford from insurance agency Zurich Municipal, who explains why e-bike and e-scooter fires are a growing issue across the social housing sector. 

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The Inside Housing Management Podcast is produced by Lucy Brown.
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We discuss tried-and-tested ways to boost tenant engagement. 

Hosts Katharine Swindells, deputy features editor at Inside Housing, and Anna Highfield, best practice editor, are joined by engagement specialist Claire Blacka, who explains how to engage residents in a way that is both fun and meaningful – by turning it into a game. 

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The Inside Housing Management Podcast is produced by Lucy Brown.
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We discuss the best way to sensitively handle hoarding, the benefits of hiring a specialist mental health worker, and our exciting new campaign, #HousingManagementMatters.

The Inside Housing Management hosts are joined by special guest Abbie Peel, a communities and placemaking manager at Home Group. 

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In this episode of the Inside Housing Management Podcast, we discuss handling noise complaints, which can have a huge impact on well-being, and supporting residents with complex mental health needs, an issue which frontline staff have told us is the biggest challenge they face in their work. 

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In the first episode of the Inside Housing Management podcast, we discuss the research we carried out among frontline social housing staff to find out about the biggest issues they face in their work.  

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