All Retirement living articles – Page 10
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More than half of downsizers struggle to find right property, survey reveals
The government must shift its focus from first time buyers to tackle a “chronic shortage” of downsizer homes, according to Audley Group, after research by the retirement living operator found more than half of downsizers found it difficult to find the right property.
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Retirement Villages Group acquires Surrey site for £90m scheme
Retirement Villages Group (RVG) has acquired a site in West Byfleet, Surrey from Prime Finance (West Byfleet) for a £90m, mixed-use retirement scheme.
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We must ensure seniors have access to safe and appropriate care
The news that we will see a 70,000 shortfall in seniors’ homes over the next decade is a timely reminder that ‘generation rent’ is not the only age group facing a housing crisis.
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Prime Minister urged to build 30,000 new retirement homes
Three of the UK’s largest retirement housebuilders have urged the prime minister to set a target to build new housing for older people.
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L&G ventures into London with £130m retirement living scheme
Legal General (L G) has acquired a site in Uxbridge for its first retirement living scheme in the capital.
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Green light for £100m Tunbridge Wells Inspired Villages scheme
Retirement living operator Inspired Villages has obtained planning permission for a £100m retirement community in Tunbridge Wells.
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Riverstone appoints chairman as it prepares for £3bn investment drive
Retirement living operator Riverstone has appointed Penny Hughes as its new chairman amid the business gearing up for a £3bn investment drive in London.
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Q&A: McCarthy & Stone boss on future of retirement living
CEO John Tonkiss talks frankly about how the FTSE 250 group has dealt with Covid-19 and what lies ahead.
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Offer a ‘third way’ for the over-65s
Reams have been written about the older generation during the Covid-19 pandemic, but sometimes their own voices are overlooked.
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UK’s failure to build more retirement homes prevents downsizing
Decades of underinvestment in the senior living sector will result in almost 13 million people over the age of 65 living in unsuitable homes by 2040, according to a report by the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (CSFI).
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McCarthy & Stone secures £300m debt facility
Senior living giant McCarthy Stone has secured a £300m debt facility ahead of its full-year results announcement on 15 July.
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Q&A: Neil Young on relaunching start-up incubator business
The former Get Living chief executive talks to Property Week about his past successes, current challenges and future plans.
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The investment case for UK senior housing
Investment in our later living market has risen markedly in recent years, but what does the future hold?
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L&G’s Guild Living submits planning for Surrey retirement scheme
Legal General’s urban retirement housing company Guild Living has submitted a planning application for a 193-unit site in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.
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Retirement villages will adapt
In these dark, extraordinary times, we must all ask ourselves: what have we learned? And how can we adapt for the future, to ensure we are never again faced with a threat that can shut down the world economy and put our most fragile in harm’s way?
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NHS planning application in Wirral rejected
An NHS-backed planning application for a retirement living scheme in the Wirral, Merseyside has been rejected by the local council because of the net loss of 13 trees the proposed development would cause.
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Waverstone takes out £15m loan to buy McCarthy & Stone apartments
Waverstone, a joint entity between Waverley Investments and McCarthy Stone, has taken out a £15m loan to purchase 135 retirement living apartments.
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L&G buys site for £120m retirement village
Legal General has acquired a 12-acre site in Bedfordshire where it plans to build a £120m retirement living scheme.
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Octopus bolsters care homes team
Octopus Real Estate has appointed Chris Wishart as director of origination of its care home fund management team.
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Let’s bring generations together
Costing $90m to create and returning more than $200m, the film 1917 is an award-winning performance that many in the real estate industry would happily replicate.