When planning improvements and community initiatives, we believe the tenant voice is powerful and we put the tenants’ needs at the heart of everything we do.
Read Tenant led improvement is the best way to better our communities…
The number of people in need of accessible housing is growing and our housing stock needs to change to accommodate them, writes Sheron Carter
According to a YouGov poll commissioned by Habinteg, most people in Britain are not able to welcome wheelchair users into their homes due to poor access.
Read Over two thirds of Brits say their homes are no-go zones for wheelchair users…
With such a large proportion of disabled people housed by the social sector, and our rapidly ageing population, the design of the physical spaces that we build and manage is increasingly critical in supporting our tenants’ health and wellbeing. Building with the future of the home in mind – not just its initial occupants but a series of households over the lifetime of the property, is so important and sits well with the current thinking on energy efficiency and climate impacts.
Read Sinéad Butters, PlaceShapers: "Our collective role in regenerating and renewing communities offers a clear opportunity for us to lead on delivering well-designed, inclusive and adaptable homes"…
I regularly see first-hand how housing associations like Habinteg transform people’s lives by providing quality, affordable homes. Habinteg’s #ForAccessibleHomes campaign is raising awareness of the importance of those homes being accessible, and I’m pleased to lend it my support.
Read Kate Henderson, National Housing Federation: "Our sector’s ambition is that everyone who wants a great place to live can come to a housing association."…