HLINks Weekly: 22 October 2025

Happy Monday!

In today's newsletter, we’re shining a spotlight on groundbreaking projects, powerful partnerships, and fresh perspectives shaping the future of housing, health, and ageing.

Here’s what’s making headlines:

• Housing LIN and Essex County Council scoop the Essex Housing Award for Specialist Housing.

• Congratulations to Appleby Blue, winner of the 2025 RIBA Stirling Prize and two other awards, a triumph for HAPPI-inspired design and contemporary almshouse living. 

• The South West Leadership Set dives into planning for age-friendly, health-promoting communities.

• Join our next HAPPI Hour webinar – Towards Age-Friendly Futures (21 Oct) – exploring policy, research, and local practice driving real-world change.

• New reports from Age UK and the Centre for Ageing Better reveal how housing inequalities affect older and racially minoritised communities – and what must change.

• New blogs: From Bolton County Council’s age-friendly strategy to Sir David Pearson’s reflections on equality and adapted housing.

Plus lots more! Read on for the latest resources, recordings, and opportunities shaping the housing and ageing landscape.