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News Highlights

Call for evidence by APPG Inquiry on the regeneration of outdated sheltered housing

The APPG Inquiry into Regeneration of Outdated Sheltered Housing has made a call for evidence about sheltered/retirement housing in the social and private sector including from a range of tenures, social rent, affordable rent, leasehold, sale and shared ownership.

The deadline for submissions is Friday, 23rd February 2024. 

Enter the Housing Design Awards, join the world's leading design resource

The Housing Design Awards, supported by DLUHC, GLA, Homes England and all 3 major built environment professions (RICS, RIBA and RTPI), has been investing so that the longest running awards programme becomes the number one design resource on the internet.

As the exclusive sponsor of the HAPPI award category, we are always pleased to see so many HAPPI-inspired projects make it to the shortlist each year. 

2024's deadline for entry is Tuesday 5 March.

Have your say - Survey on disabled people in the housing sector

The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee has launched an online survey for its inquiry looking at what Government can do to ensure disabled people have access to accessible and adaptable housing in England.

Deadline for submission is: 5pm on Friday, 15 February 2024.

Accessible housing to be showcased with new industry award

Horizon Housing Association has developed a new award for ‘Excellence in Accessibility and Inclusion’ that will form part of this year’s Scottish Home Awards, sponsored by Ross & Liddell.

The award recognises best practices in creating accessible and inclusive housing in a new development or retrofit project. It is hoped that entries will showcase the diversity of work taking place across the sector to build and reconfigure homes to market-leading levels.

Resource Roundup

A brighter social care future: co-producing the evidence to make five key changes: Evidence Review (2023)

To produce this review, Research in Practice and Social Care Future brought together groups of people with different experiences of social care, working together to discuss issues related to social care that are important to them, while reflecting on and interpreting related research.

Produced in five sections, each containing resources, research and commentary that explore and support a key change, alongside action and reflective points, the review is structured around the five key changes that Social Care Future sees are needed in social care to unlock an equal life.

New House of Lords Committee Inquiry report puts spotlight on healthy places

This House of Commons Committee report makes a number of recommendations to government on preventative measures that can contribute to healthy placemaking, including in relation to housing conditions, healthy homes, health promotion and integrated care, town planning and tacking wider health inequalities in the built environment. The Government has two months to respond.

Expert Insights

Designing a neighbourhood for connectedness

Written by Bob Tomlinson, Design Director at Village Makers and speaker at this year's Housing LIN Summit - A Festival of Ideas, this new Housing LIN guest blog shares how the urban design code for The Wintles, a neighbourhood in Bishops Castle in Shropshire, encouraged good quality communication among residents.

Leadership is not just for delivery

In this new Housing LIN guest blog, Faye Patton, Policy & Project Manager at Care & Repair Cymru, reflects on her experience with the Future Leaders Programme and how leadership develops a culture that values purpose, as well as offering key principles for being a good leader. 

We're also excited to be joined by Faye in this year's Housing LIN Summit - A Festival of Ideas in a session titled 'Cultivating Leadership: Inspiring the Next Wave of Talent and Future Leaders' on Thursday 29th February from 10:30am - 12:00pm.

Member Spotlights

PRP's Brookwater Housing shortlisted in 2024 Healthcare Design Awards

We're delighted to see PRP's Brookwater House shortlisted for Best Architectural Design in the 2024 Healthcare Design Awards! 

Their new purpose-built care home in Palmers Green, Enfield, provides residential care, dementia care, nursing care, and respite care within a warm and friendly environment where residents can enjoy fulfilled lives as part of a vibrant community.

Dates For Your Diary

Housing LIN events:

• HAPPI Hour - Anchored in Diversity and Inclusion on 23rd January from 4pm - 5pm
• Housing LIN Summit 2024 - A Festival of Ideas from 26th February to 1st March

Other events supported by Housing LIN:

• Providing homes for people with learning disability and autism needs, Wed 31 Jan 2024 at 11.00pm - 12.30pm
• Supported housing and mental wellbeing: a core role for ICSs Tickets, Fri 2 Feb 2024 at 11:00 | Eventbrite

Thank you Tunstall Healthcare

The Housing LIN would like to thank Tunstall Healthcare for its sponsorship of our news pages. This, along with this newsletter, enables us to bring the latest news and information on housing with care and technology matters to our members.