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…the UK Report – 2019 Over 500 almshouses in the UK are listed buildings and part of our national heritage. Almshouses cannot be bought under a ‘right to buy’. They…
…Many of these beautiful, original buildings are still in use and are being restored and extended in order to provide warm, comfortable homes with modern heating, bathrooms and kitchens. See…
…the New Forest and the Victorian heritage. Trustees embarked on an exciting remodelling scheme in order to provide the best possible accommodation for their residents. High quality materials and workmanship…
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…vital than ever. In some rural areas, almshouses are the only provider of accommodation for those in need. Almshouses are managed by volunteers (Trustees), usually people who want to become…
…Feb 2021 Britain is building almshouses at fastest rate since the Victorian era – Milly Vincent for Mail online click link news item Mail online Jan 2020 Return of almshouses…
…Training Online Training Courses through our partnership with an online training provider. Topics such as GDPR and Safeguarding can be accessed via a portal. Learning through webinars is also available…
…(the regulator for almshouses), Homes England, and have set up an All Party Parliamentary Group for Almshouses (APPG). As regulation and housing standards and expectations change, there is a need…
…the Parish Council commissioned a survey that concluded 97 new affordable homes would have to be built in order to fulfil the village’s immediate housing need. Start on site Site…
…ASSOCIATION INSPIRATIONAL HOMES AWARD 2021 Hallaton & Isabella Stenning Trust (HIST), Hunts Lane, Hallaton, Leicestershire A single new-build two-bedroom bungalow sits comfortably within its setting in a quiet lane in…
…affordable and accessible lifelong homes equipped with modern telecare for its residents in order to meet current and future care and support needs. The design is robust, low maintenance, a…
…one bedroom units for applicants on their waiting list. They wanted a design that would provide affordable and accessible lifelong homes equipped with modern telecare for its residents in order…
…through the introduction of landscaping to provide shading in order to limit the potential for overheating. The construction materials are from sustainable sources. The existing Almshouse arrangement creates lovely landscaped…
…an excellent design sympathetic to the rural setting and the environment of the New Forest and the Victorian heritage. Trustees embarked on an exciting remodelling scheme in order to provide…