Markets residential, senior living
Language: English Series: Property Week ; 77(38) 23 September 2011, 58-64(4)Publication details: 2011Subject(s): Summary: Demand for private retirement homes is growing but developers are still being held back by planning laws. Presents research data from Savills which confirms the wealth held by older people and that they do not wish to move into 'elderly enclaves': over-65s own £1tr of housing; older households move fewer times; and over-50s is the fastest growing demographic group. Specialist developers and managing agents involved in retirement housing are under pressure to clean up their act. English Care Villages has an ambitious retirement village development programme while Helical Bar is retreating from the sector. Retirement villages are no easy ride for developers.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Demand for private retirement homes is growing but developers are still being held back by planning laws. Presents research data from Savills which confirms the wealth held by older people and that they do not wish to move into 'elderly enclaves': over-65s own £1tr of housing; older households move fewer times; and over-50s is the fastest growing demographic group. Specialist developers and managing agents involved in retirement housing are under pressure to clean up their act. English Care Villages has an ambitious retirement village development programme while Helical Bar is retreating from the sector. Retirement villages are no easy ride for developers.