Archive

Just a month ago our homes felt, for many of us, to be a mere pitstop on a centrifuge of work,...

A high proportion of over-65s would consider moving to a bungalow and believe more properties should be designed exclusively for older...

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

It’s no secret that the UK’s housing sector is in crisis. Headlines scream about the shortage of new-build homes. TV pundits...

There’s little doubt that downsizing is less of a factor in the housing market than it used to be - so...

If agents want to get into what looks like a guaranteed growth sector, retirement properties might just be the one if...

The retirement housing sector has increased its market share considerably in the last two years, creating a 'perfect storm' for estate...

In their election rhetoric all the political parties informed us that the UK is experiencing a ‘housing crisis’, with all promising...

A research report compiled by Strutt & Parker in partnership with Octopus Healthcare has revealed what the baby boomer generation expects...

A two year investigation by the Law Commission has ended with a claim that some owners of leasehold retirement properties, and...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

There are now around 715,000 homes classed as ‘retirement housing’ which is equivalent to about 2.6 per cent of total housing stock. The...

Humberts is introducing what it calls a ‘personal assistant’ for retirees in a bid to woo the growing market of elderly...

A high end estate agency is calling for “a dramatic increase” in purpose-built retirement housing for older people.  Knight Frank says around...

A retirement property sales business says increasing numbers of estate agents are considering selling specialist retirement housing “but often without the...

High-end property business Savills has launched a new service called Retirement Living, aimed at securing business from retirement scheme developers. The team...