News for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive

The latest edition of the Housing Research Bulletin (Issue 12, autumn 2011) marks the Housing Executive’s 40th Anniversary, and summarises recently-published reports on:

• House prices and affordability;
• Community involvement opportunities offered by the Housing Community Network in Northern Ireland;
• Attitudes to sustainable homes; and
• The Forthspring Inter Community Survey, which looked at the attitudes of residents in an ‘interface’ area in Belfast on sharing space.

Earlier this year, the Housing Executive published reports on:

• The future need and demand for appropriate models of accommodation and associated services for older people in Northern Ireland.
  
• The Barn Halt supported living scheme for frail older people, Carrickfergus (summary also available).
  
• Research assessing the potential for Equity Release for older owner-occupiers in Northern Ireland.

All publications are available from the NIHE website http://www.nihe.gov.uk/index.htm