The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), with headquarters in the United Kingdom, is a professional body for housing managers. Throughout the years, CIH actively advises governments on housing management policies, promotes the code of ethics among housing practitioners, educates and nurtures housing professionals, and works to advance the development of the profession.

With a primary aim to promote the art and science of housing, CIH offers training programmes, provides professional advice and disseminates technical information to its members and the public. Moreover, it serves as a common platform for members of its branches to exchange views and to share experience on housing management with other housing organizations.

The Hong Kong Branch of the Institute was first established in Hong Kong under the Societies Ordinance in 1966. In 1988 it was registered under the Companies Ordinance as an overseas representative office of CIH and was later renamed as Asian Pacific Branch (APB) in 2001 to reflect the wider spectrum of services it renders. Since January of 2023, in order to keep the services and operations of the Institute run more smoothly in the Asia-Pacific region, APB aligns the Chinese and English names of the Branch: the English name, which is "Chartered Institute of Housing Asian Pacific Branch" to correspond to the Chinese Name 「特許房屋經理學會亞太分會」.

CIH has over 17,000 members worldwide, with over 3,400 from the APB. Its members work predominately in government housing authorities, educational institutions, private corporations and nongovernmental organizations in both the UK and the Asia Pacific Region. Professional qualifications validated by the CIH are widely recognized by both the public and private sectors in the UK and Hong Kong. In 2020 CIHAPB was confirmed to be the one of the first batch "Recognized Professional Bodies", which showed the leading and professional position in the industry.