New Housing LIN blog looks at remodelling existing stock

Jeremy Porteus was invitied to write a feature on remodeling sheltered housing for the CIH annual conference edition of Inside Housing. This blog reproduces the text with their permission.

Local authorities and housing associations own or manage at least £60 billion of existing specialist housing. While much of the discussion around the provision of specialist housing focuses on investment in new developments, this blog argues that utilising existing stock has a large part to play in increasing provision of much-needed specialist housing for older people.