On Thursday 9 July 2020 at 11am, CCLA is holding a live event exclusively for almshouses. Recent restrictions on movement and physical interaction caused by the Covid-19 crisis is making loneliness and isolation an even more critical issue for almshouse...

The Almshouse Association commends the final report of the Affordable Housing Commission carried out by Lord Best and his colleagues. We agree with the commission that there is no ‘silver bullet’ which could fix everything within the current housing crisis. ...

Property and Planning - June 20 Summary Guidance on electrical safety regulations Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published new guidance for landlords on how best to comply with The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented...

The Almshouse Association agrees with the Prime Minister that this is the moment to address the issues that we have failed to deal with for decades, particularly around community housing. Our member charities have faced difficulties in the planning stage...

The Almshouse Association is concerned by the apparent inconsistency in the affordable housing allocation with local authorities, particularly around Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, which have been highlighted by the debate around the Westferry Printworks...

The Almshouse Association is pleased to report that MPs continue to respond to our letters regarding support for almshouse charities. Following a letter sent by Harriett Baldwin MP to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Oliver...

Nick Phillips CEO of The Almshouse Association records a short message for members to personally respond to a selection of questions he has been receiving: Profile: New logo and branding/PRRepresentation: MP engagementCharity Commission: Definition of almshousesTraining and SeminarsConference 2021Research Please...

The Almshouse Association was very pleased to be able to offer members a free webinar on Trustee Recruitment on 16th June 2020 in partnership with trustee recruitment charity Getting on Board. The webinar, entitled 'Essential Boardfinder: Finding the trustees you need...