Leasehold Schemes for the Elderly are purpose-built apartments, specifically designed to meet the needs of older people, and intended to provide the leaseholder with low-cost accommodation and a totally independent life-style. This booklet explains how t

Shared Ownership helps you get a foot onto the property ladder. You part-buy a property, say 50%, and pay a monthly rent and service charge to us on the remainder. Because you need a smaller mortgage and pay a reduced rent, the monthly costs are cheaper t

The purchase of leasehold scheme for the elderly properties is subsidised through public funds, which provides a 30% discount below market valuation. This subsidy is provided specifically to allow retired people to obtain purpose built accommodation at an

This Housing LIN Viewpoint no19 makes the case for encouraging more providers to create attractive specialist schemes, and for encouraging more people to move into them, to “stay younger longer”. It considers the considerable challenges and the opportunit

This describes the ways of dealing with or resolving problems that don’t involve going to court. These include alternative dispute schemes. Mediation, conciliation, arbitration, grievance and complaints procedures etc

This is aimed at home owners who would like to have a regular income, a cash lump sum or both. It explains how equity release scheme could do this, how they work & the risks, and how money might be raised in other ways.

A good practice guide about how staff could and should deal with sheltered housing residents suffering from dementia

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.