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Extra Care Housing for older people in the north

1 July 2011 Article

Contrasting areas in the North East, Yorkshire and The Humber provide a range of different challenges, from the risk of isolation in deep rural settlements to the cost of...

Increasing affordable rural housing in the East and South East

1 July 2011 Article

Affordable housing is fundamental to the economic and social life of rural England. This month, Becky Ashley, our rural champion, talks about some of the challenges and...

Restoration and affordable homes at Greenroyd Mill, Yorkshire

30 June 2011 Case Study

This project has improved the supply of housing in a rural community with very high housing prices. Using local labour includingapprenticeships, the project, in a conservation...

A new empty homes strategy for South Northamptonshire

30 June 2011 Case Study

South Northamptonshire has focused on establishing the foundations for their empty homes work, including proactively contacting owners, and developing and putting in place...

Housing and regeneration: Opportunities and challenges

29 June 2011 Article

A difficult economic climate and fast-moving political change can create opportunities as well as challenges – that’s the message from David Curtis, the HCA's...

“I think you’re lovely”

28 June 2011 Article

This was the verdict of 96 year old Ruth Cree a resident at Auden House extracare scheme in York when she met HCA Chairman Robert Napier in the Costa Coffee that forms a part...

CIH Harrogate 2011 round up

28 June 2011 Article

The annual Chartered Institute of Housing’s annual conference took place in Harrogate last week, providing an ideal opportunity for the sector to come together to discuss...

On to a winner: success at New Homes Awards

14 June 2011 Article

Seven recently completed developments funded by HCA London have been recognised for their design quality at the Evening Standard New Homes Awards. Now in their 20th...

Affordable, sustainable homes for Manchester

13 June 2011 Case Study

At a glance Scheme: New Islington, Manchester Delivering: Redevelopment of the Cardroom Estate Housing: 37 new homes created for former Cardroom residents in two...

Stoke-on-Trent: Innovative Methods to Unlock Empty Homes

One One One One One 13 June 2011 Case Study

Stoke-on-Trent Council recognised the need to strengthen the capacity of the empty homes team to deliver the empty homes strategy. Due to the reducing void...

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