Property Law Reform & Retirement Housing
An overview of Scottish legislation, i.e. Abolition of the Feudal tenure (Scotland) Act 2000, The Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003, & The Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 effective on 28th November 2004, and how this might affect owners of retirement hou
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LEASE website
Wesite of the Leasehold Advisory Service, an independent advice agency, which provides free advice to leaseholders, landlords, professional advisers etc about the law affecting residential leaseholders
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Preventive Approaches in Housing: An Exploration of Good Practice
The report uses a case strudy approach to look at how particular organisations have responded to the growing need for preventative services under thematic headings, draws examples of good practice and describes the main barriers to and issues around the d
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Not Alone: A Good Practice Guide to working with people with Dementia in Sheltered Housing
A good practice guide about how staff could and should deal with sheltered housing residents suffering from dementia
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Opening up the Resources of Sheltered Housing to the Wider Community
Guide examining the issues around expanding the reach and scope of sheltered housing schemes to meet the housing and care needs of the wider community.
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Implementing Supporting People: A Guide for Support Providers
The Guide reflects current understanding of Supporting People. The main details of the policy are now clear and the Guide covers them. However, at the time of writing, there are still a few areas where the full details are not clear, such as charging. Hen
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Support Plan – A Good Practice Guide
This model Support Plan is a tool for working with a service user in a sheltered housing context. It also enables temporary staff to become aware of the aspirations and expectations of service users with the view of maintaining a consistency of service.
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Private Retirement Housing: Code of Practice
This Code of Practice and Addendum has been prepared by the Association of Retirement Housing Managers to promote best practice in the management of leasehold residential properties which are specifically designed and designated for retired older people,
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