This Housing LIN Factsheet No.29 considers how local authorities can work with public and private sector partners to develop a cohousing approach towards the outcomes sought from the government’s national strategy on housing for an ageing society. Read

Explores key considerations, including the provision of social care, leisure, financial and other matters, all from the perspective of the younger generation.

Most lettings by private landlords which began before 15 January 1989 are regulated tenancies under the Rent Acts, unless the landlord and tenant live in the same house. Part I of the Housing Act 1988 came into force on 15 January 1989, and it made import

Housing LIN Case Study no 12. A specialist shared ownership scheme managed by Notting Hill Home Ownership (part of Notting Hill Housing Trust), which gives people with disabilties more choice in their housing and enables them to have the security of their

Basic information about the rights of council and housing association tenants, including security of tenure, re-possession, improvements, repairs, complaints

Information for people who are considering moving into rented accommodation. It covers issues relevant to local authority, housing association, and private landlords, and it includes information on the recent changes to the law in Scotland for privately r

A guide for residential leaseholders of flats and houses, explaining their rights and responsibilities. It covers service charges, extension of leases, purchasing the freehold, works carruied out, etc

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