HLINks Weekly: 3 November 2025

Welcome to this week’s edition of HLINks, your go-to newsletter from the Housing LIN, bringing together the latest news, insights, and resources shaping housing, health, and care for older and disabled people. 

This week, we look forward to our in-person Housing LIN Cymru Symposium – Making Wales a Great Place to Grow Old, where members of our Steering Group and other invited experts will showcase innovative services, schemes, and projects promoting age-friendly communities across Wales. We look forward to sharing an update from this inspiring event in next week’s newsletter.

Also featured in this week’s edition:

• Hanover joins as a sponsor of Housing LIN Scotland – Strengthening collaboration and innovation in housing and care north of the border.

• New Housing LIN Case Study – From social housing to holistic homes: Horley Independent Living, Surrey.

• Expert blogs – Simon Montgomery on Surrey’s “Right Homes, Right Support” programme and Mark Slater on designing new towns for an ageing population.

• Webinar recording – Driving Housing Delivery through Market Engagement is now available to watch.

• Dates for your November diary – Upcoming HAPPI Hour sessions this month exploring the Disability Discrimination Act, community-led housing, and Scotland's housing for an ageing population.

And other key reports, surveys, and policy updates from across the UK that caught our interest, including the NHF's Supported Housing Survey, new Renters’ Rights Act and the Welsh Government’s £55m boost for new homes.