Published on Wednesday 21st of December 2016

A group of pioneering women have set up the UK’s first older women’s cohousing project in High Barnet, north London. Cohousing communities are created and run by their residents. Each household has a self-contained, private home but residents come together to manage their community and share activities. Supporters of cohousing argue that it is a […]

Published on Friday 26th of August 2016

HousingCare’s Directory of Care Homes now features quality ratings provided by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England. Initially controversial, CQC’s ratings were dropped for a while, but then re-instated as even their critics came round to the view that they provided invaluable guidance for care seekers […]

Published on Friday 26th of August 2016

Subscribers to HousingCare’s Premium service now have the opportunity to create a profile page explaining who they are and showcasing their housing developments. The first to take advantage of this new feature are: Housing & Care 21 McCarthy & Stone Similar pages are also offered to key trade organisations in the later life housing and […]

Published on Friday 17th of June 2016

A new Code of Practice for the management of leasehold retirement housing in England came into force on 1 June 2016. Approved by the Government under the Leasehold, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993, the Code aims to promote best practice in the management of leasehold retirement housing, regardless of whether the services are provided […]

Published on Monday 30th of May 2016

ARCO, the Associated Retirement Community Operators, is delighted to announce that booking for its inaugural conference is now open. Under the theme What next? Shaping the future of retirement communities in the UK, the conference will deal with the main challenges and opportunities our sector faces. With distinguished guest speakers from Brazil and the United […]

Published on Wednesday 4th of May 2016

This guide is based on the experience of EAC FirstStop working with local FirstStop partners. It offers commissioners model clauses which can be used in specifications describing services providing housing and related care and finance advice for people in later life. The Care Act 2014, and Guidance, places new duties on local authorities to ensure […]

Published on Wednesday 13th of January 2016

EAC are excited to be working with the Law Commission in hosting an event on the 14th of January that will bring together the leaders in retirement leasehold housing. This event comes as the Commission’s consultation into ‘Event Fees’ in residential leases draws to a close at the end of the month. EAC has played […]

Published on Friday 4th of December 2015

Nominations for this year’s Awards were made by 4,069 residents living in 360 later life housing developments across the UK. All were consulted using EAC’s entertaing card game, designed to stimulate discussion and capture satisfaction ratings on scheme design, services and well-being, with the highest ranked schemes going forward as finalists for the Awards. View […]