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News Highlights

Archio joins the Housing LIN’s family of sponsors

We are delighted to announce that Archio - an award-winning architecture practice designing housing and neighbourhoods through meaningful collaboration - has officially come on board as a corporate sponsor!

Click through to find out more about the studio's work, and catch up on a recent HAPPI Hour appearance by Managing Director, Kyle Buchanan.

• Find out more

TSA's Formal Statement calls for Urgent Action on Digital Migration

With 6 months to go, the TSA (the trade body for technology-enabled care) has published an urgent formal statement for members and the wider sector to address the lack of readiness for the analogue to digital switchover.

• Read the statement

A double-win for WWA!

Congratulations to WWA for picking up two accolades at the BUILD Architecture Awards 2026.

The first was for Michaelmas Court, Housing 21’s new 54-unit development in Thurston, Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Council, in the Best Retirement Community category. The second was for the Best Planning-led Architecture and Urban Design Practice (South East) category.

• Visit our WWA-sponsored planning portal

Resource Roundup

New toolkit sets direction for making prevention a housing priority

Following publication of their recent strategic report with Foundations ‘Building health into homes’, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists have published an accompanying practical tool that sets out how leaders across health, housing and social care should act on one of the biggest drivers of system pressure – people’s homes.

The RCOT toolkit provides sector leaders with a clear and practical route to action, bringing together tools, guidance and real examples.

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Care Where We Live: Local government's role in adult social care reform

This new LGA report on care places housing as central to reform. Against the backdrop of the Casey Commission, it recognises that housing-with-care options, accessible housing, home adaptations and lifetime adaptable design should all be viewed as core components of adult social care rather than separate policy issues.

• Read on

Reimagining Living Spaces in the Heart of Communities

This new report from Inspiring Housing CLT and the University of Greenwich explores the feasibility of Garden Homes and Community Infill Sites as Age-friendly housing options.

Drawing on a project based in Salford, it sets out how to support older people to remain in their communities as alternative responses to the UK housing crisis, especially in relation to an ageing population.

• View the report

Recording now available - Technology-enabled, co-designed housing for better later living

This "TAPPI Hour" webinar, coinciding with Co-production Week 2026, showcased co-designed housing solutions that put residents at the heart of decision-making.

The session explored how collaboration between tenants, housing providers and innovators can create homes and communities that better meet the needs of older people.

• Watch recording + download slides

Expert Insights

WellBe Homes: Exploring Modern Methods of Construction to Enable Community-Led Housing

Ahead of her presentation at tomorrow's HAPPI Hour webinar, Dr Carla Resendiz looks at using Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) to address some of the biggest challenges in providing adaptable and accessible homes in this guest blog.

Coinciding with Rural Housing Week, Carla draws on her research in rural communities and highlights Norscot's WellBe Homes as a positive example.

• Read Carla's blog

What else caught our interest...

• Codi feature: We Put Our Care Senior Managers in the Hot Seat
• DHSC plan: 10 Year Capital Plan for Health and Social Care
• Neighbourhood Health Forum report: Social value and wellbeing in neighbourhood health
• NICA article: What if we've been asking the wrong question about moving in later life?
• Northern housing article: Torus appoints Caddick for Southport extra care scheme
• Retirement Villages Residents Association report [Australia]: Support at Home Preliminary Survey results
• Sanctuary news:
  • Five communities transferred to Sanctuary Supported Living
  • New Sanctuary LumaLiving brand puts people and possibility at its heart

Dates for your diary

HAPPI Hour webinars

• Housing LIN Scotland – A manifesto for older people’s housing on 14th July, 4pm - 5pm 
• Building Health into Homes: how occupational therapy can unlock the connection between housing and health on 21st July, 4pm - 5pm
• Creating Safe and Supportive Housing Environments on 28th July, 4pm - 5pm

While free to attend for Housing LIN members, spaces are limited. Reserve your place today and join us for inspiring conversations, fresh insights and engaging ideas.

Other Events supported by the Housing LIN

Looking Ahead: The Future of Residential Design

We are pleased to promote this series of informal workshops from P+HS Architects exploring the future of housing - from regulation and sustainability to wellbeing and housing quality.

The sessions will take place in: 

• Durham (15 July)
• Bradford (21 July)

• Visit our events page for more details

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