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This Housing LIN Policy Technical Brief covers changes in the national policy framework since the 2010 Technical Brief on care and support in Extra Care Housing was written. These changes set the context...

With recent reports highlighting an increasing population of older homeowners seeking to downsize, the Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN) and the Association of Retirement Community Operators...

This update of the Housing LIN Technical Brief no 2 'Funding Extra Care Housing' details the sources of capital and revenue funding driving new investment opportunities for developing new extra care...

This Technical Brief No 5 looks at fire avoidance and control strategies in Extra Care Housing developments implemented at design and construction stages with particular reference to lessons learnt and...

This 2010 Housing LIN Technical Brief No 1 has been edited to remove outdated policy information and case studies. It retains the original sections on commissioning care and support in Extra Care Housing,...

This Housing LIN Technical Brief No 4 sets out the current policy and legislative context for 'green' housing. It presents examples of Extra Care Housing and general needs housing developments and looks...

Technical Brief no 2 - this is an overview of the principal ways Extra Care Housing developments are financed, including sources of capital funding, modelling of a scheme's economic viability, and revenue...