The HCA wants to identify six local authorities to pilot forms of mutual and cooperative housing. Cohousing clearly falls into this category. If you have any contacts who are sympathetic to the cohousing sector and its development please let Nic Bliss know. Nic is the convenor of Mutual and Cooperative Housing Sector Group.

email: n...@cch.coop (Click on the 3 dots before the @ to get the full e-mail.)

An article considering how local authorities can work with public and private sector partners to develop a co-housing approach to the outcomes sought from the government's national strategy on housing for an ageing society. The article offers recommendations for action as well as a look at some of the key aspects of cohousing.

The Cohousing Approach to 'Lifetime Neighbourhoods'