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  1. Gearing up: housing associations’ responses to tenants with dementia from black and minority ethnic groups - Oct 15 (PDF)

    Gearing up Housing Associations’ responses to tenants with dementia from black and minority ethnic groups Valerie Lipman, Jill Manthorpe About the Authors Valerie Lipman has worked in the older people’s ... consultation with the Race Equality Foundation and the National Housing Federation. The authors are most grateful to all those Housing Associations that provided information – those whose experience and

  2. CRS_Feb16_LGA_housing_commission.pdf

    Consultation Response Evidence to the Local Government Association - Housing Commission Ref 0716 February 2016 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts ... influencing or developing policy and practice. Joe Oldman (joe.oldman@ageuk.org.uk) Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square London WC1H 9NA T 0800 169 80 80 F 020 3033 1000 E policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk

  3. Housing Age UK mythbuster Apr 19.pdf

    10 myths about building accessible housing 2 All new homes should be accessible and adaptable There is a crisis in housing supply. We need to build a lot more housing and there is a growing consensus ... challenged local authority plans that require more accessible housing. Loopholes in the planning rules could result in a whole new generation of housing that is not fit for the future. This fact sheet addresses

  4. Housing options in later life (2024).pdf

    Policy Position Paper Housing options in later life (England) April 2024 The majority of older people will continue to live in mainstream housing. We need to offer support for the majority ... live in homes with three bedrooms or less and under-occupation tends to be greater in areas where house prices are low.ii Therefore, downsizing is a less obvious option for many older people than some commentators

  5. FS2 LP Buying retirement housing.pdf

    retirement housing November 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet explains options and issues to consider if you are thinking about buying retirement housing. This is specialist housing for older people ... level of support or care. General information about housing for older people and how to choose a suitable option is in Age UK factsheet 64, Specialist housing for older people. Information on the process of

  6. FS9 Anti-social behaviour in housing.pdf

    Page 1 of 26 Factsheet 9 Anti-social behaviour in housing February 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet is about anti-social behaviour that takes place in the home or neighbourhood. It includes information ... in the Useful organisations section. Age UK factsheet 9 February 2026 Anti-social behaviour in housing Page 2 of 26 Contents 1 Recent developments 3 2 Introduction 3 3 Approaching a neighbour 4 4 Mediation

  7. FS02 LP Buying retirement housing.pdf

    retirement housing November 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet explains options and issues to consider if you are thinking about buying retirement housing. This is specialist housing for older people ... level of support or care. General information about housing for older people and how to choose a suitable option is in Age UK factsheet 64, Specialist housing for older people. Information on the process of

  8. CRS_Oct13_Housing_standards_review.pdf

    Response to the Housing standards review: consultation (Department of Communities and Local Government) Ref: 2713 Date: October 2013 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper ... policy and practice. Name: Joe Oldman Email: joe.oldman@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square London WC1H 9NA T 0800 169 80 80 F 020 3033 1000 E policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk

  9. Using housing wealth and other assets to pay for care - June 2014 (PDF)

    Policy on Ageing – Rapid review June 2014    Using housing wealth and other assets to pay for care Summary  • In the UK, personal wealth , including housing wealth, is greatest in older age, driven by the ... decumulation and the huge rise in house prices   • Wealth inequality is much greater than income inequality so the holding of housing wealth in older age is by no means universal  • Housing assets are viewed diff

  10. Affordability of retirement housing in the UK - Sept 12 (PDF)

    AFFORDABILITY OF RETIREMENT HOUSING IN THE UK SEPTEMBER 2012 HANNAH ALDRIDGE, PETER KENWAY AND JENNY PANNELL Affordability of retirement housing in the UK 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Summary 3 Research ... ............... 3 Retirement housing ........................................................................................ 3 State help with costs in retirement housing for pensioners .............

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