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New Report

Adaptations without Delay

Adaptations without Delay is the new guide from the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, co-authored by the Housing LIN's Jeremy Porteus and Ian Copeman.

This new report is intended to be used by practitioners and organisations across the UK who may be contacted by disabled and older people and their families who are seeking advice or support with home adaptations

• Adaptations Without Delay

New Housing LIN Blog

The Later Living Opportunity

For our latest Housing LIN blog Félicie Krikler, director of Assael Architecture, reports on a seminar looking at the opportunities in the UK later living market.

"The ageing population should not be made to feel like a burden or endure a lower quality of life in their later years" says Krikler, but how can we make later living opportunities more attractive to investors?

• The Later Living Opportunity

Awards

2019 Housing Design Awards

The Housing LIN are proud to sponsor the Housing our Ageing Population or HAPPI category at this year’s National Housing Design Awards.

Taking place on Thursday, 11 July at the IET, London, registration is now open to attend the early evening awards ceremony and/or the preceding afternoon seminar. The event includes a session on the K1 cohousing scheme at Marmalade Lane in Cambridge featured as a Housing LIN blog. Click here to register for the seminar, awards or both. 

Design and Technology

• Government Technology Innovation Strategy

• Digital technology for adult social care: apply for funding

Housing and Ageing

• Ageing Better welcomes GMCA Local Industrial Strategy focus on over 50s

Housing for Older People

• Charity responds to ‘accessible homes crisis’ report and calls for better guidance for local planners on future-proofed homes

• What’s in a name? How we choose to describe our Retirement Communities

Housing for People with Disabilities

• My husband is not restricted by his wheelchair – it's the lack of access that's the problem

Leaseholder Housing

• CMA launches consumer law investigation into leasehold market

Events

Housing LIN Events

• North East/ Yorks & Humber Regional Housing LIN Meeting - Newcastle - 19th June
• South East Housing LIN Regional Meeting - Southampton - 27th June
• Midlands Region Housing LIN Meeting - Birmingham - 2nd July
• North West Housing LIN Regional Meeting - Manchester - 10th July
• South West Housing LIN Regional Meeting - Bristol - 18th July

Promoted by Housing LIN

• Homes and health: how housing and the NHS can work together - Manchester - 26th September

Next Week

Next week is Learning Disability Awareness week and Loneliness Awareness week. We will be sending an e-alert about our resources, and also publishing a new case study from Cornwall Council looking at housing for people with learning disabilities.