Eve Blezard is Policy Lead at the Chartered Institute of Housing, where she leads work on repairs and maintenance, building and fire safety, housing quality, and decency. Her policy approach is grounded in cultural change and the belief that the lived experience is crucial to developing practice and systems. She holds a PhD in the Built Environment from The University of Salford and has worked in housing for over 15 years, and has previously held roles at Housing Quality Network and Progress Housing Group. Eve is currently a board member of the Housing Studies Association and The Greater Manchester Good Landlord Charter Governing Board.

Eve’s work focuses on the connections between place, belonging, and the value of home. Her thesis explored identity and community on a social housing estate, and she is now studying for an MA in World Heritage Studies, deepening her interest in placemaking, heritage, and the social value of housing.

Eve’s focus is working to bring together research, policy and practice, using insights from lived experience to contribute towards creating safer homes and to support more inclusive and equitable housing systems.