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`We're in charge'
— CoHousing Communities of older people in the Netherlands: lessons for Britain? | | Author(s) | Maria Brenton |
| Publisher | Policy Press, Bristol, 1998 |
| Pages | 80 pp |
| Source | The Policy Press, University of Bristol, Rodney Lodge, Grange Road, Bristol BS8 4EA. |
| Keywords | Independent housing ; Warden serviced dwellings ; Netherlands ; United Kingdom. |
| Annotation | CoHousing is an arrangement whereby a group of older people set up their own residential project and form a community in the process, promoting independent and collaborative living in separate, self-contained units. It was originally developed in the Netherlands, and there is currently no similar arrangement in the United Kingdom (UK). This research draws on a study of 15 groups of people aged 55 to 80 years and over in the Netherlands who have started or joined a CoHousing Community. The report is based on interviews with individuals and organisations, and it outlines the processes involved and their policy context, and what motivates older people to join a CoHousing Community. The author argues that the CoHousing Community would represent a groundbreaking advance in British housing policy for older people. Suggestions are made for how older people in the UK could develop CoHousing Communities, and the role of local authorities, housing associations and other housing providers in assisting such developments is explored. Some of the practical issues involved in the context of British housing law and practice are also addressed. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981204402 B |
| Classmark | KL: KLM: 76H: 8 |
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