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Welcome to this week’s HLINks, the Housing LIN’s weekly update, week ending 9 April 2021 in which we feature the sector’s key news, views and essential resources through the lens of housing and ageing.

Design for Homes reveal that 9 of the 64 developments shortlisted for the year’s Housing Design Awards are specifically age-designated schemes with a further 5 incorporating housing for older people as part of their plans.

Out today, a new Housing LIN case study on Lifestory's (formerly PegasusLife) new retirement living development in Westminster, Chimes. 

The Daily Telegraph yesterday published an open letter from the HoME Coalition to the Secretary of State for Housing, Robert Jenrick MP, calling for tougher accessibility standards for new homes.

Did you know that 2021/2022 is the Housing LIN's 10th anniversary independent of government? To mark the occasion we have made some changes to our homepage in recognition of this milestone.

Welcome to this week’s HLINks, the Housing LIN’s weekly update, week ending 2 April 2021 in which we feature the sector’s key news, views and essential resources through the lens of housing and ageing.

This guest blog calls for our future housing stock to be built more affordable and most of all sustainable, taking into account climate and protection from changing weather systems and powered by alternative technology.

The APPG on Loneliness has launched its first independent inquiry report making the case for a ‘connected recovery’. Housing is a core component and it found that poorly designed or unsuitable housing and neighbourhoods, as well as digital inequalities, can make it hard for people to meet each other, maintain social connections and develop a sense of belonging.

This Tripartite Agreement is a collaboration between Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Greater Manchester Housing Providers and Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership. It sets out their vision and plans to work alongside local people and neighbourhoods to deliver positive change across the Greater Manchester economy. Its overriding focus is to embed the role of housing in joined up action on improving health.

The Alan Davidson Foundation has announced an 18-strong list of finalists for its inaugural architecture prize focusing on the future of the home, including one involving the Housing LIN.