7th February 2018 – 11:41 am
TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp, writing in The Times[i], pointed out that everyone is too focused on the young getting on the property ladder when it’s the elderly who need to be helped down it. Ms Allsopp highlighted that many older people are living in inappropriate homes that are too large and cold for them, but […]
18th January 2018 – 1:33 pm
We welcome the Government announcement yesterday[i] that a new minister for loneliness Tracey Crouch MP has been appointed. Tracey Crouch will continue the work started by the late MP Jo Cox to tackle loneliness, an issue which is affecting nine million in the UK, young and old. A report by the Jo Cox from the […]
20th March 2017 – 9:56 am
This week a new research report from law firm Winckworth Sherwood and Housing LIN, asserted that housing for older people is being ignored by the government. It also highlighted the lack of choice of housing and the fact many older buyers are confused about the retirement housing options available. 80% of those surveyed claimed that […]
2nd September 2016 – 3:19 pm
Dorset has just topped ‘a best places to retire’ index released by Prudential this week, followed by West Sussex, Hertfordshire, Devon and the Isle of Wight. It’s no real surprise that seaside locations continue to be popular with Britain’s retirees and this also reflects our experience. It’s easy to see why, with the reasons for […]
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Today’s Budget, the first for a majority Conservative Government since 1996, failed to address the shortfall of retirement housing in the UK and included virtually no policy announcements on the UK’s chronic housing shortage at all. This was disappointing especially given in in recent years much of the Government’s housing policy has focused on getting […]
A report published today by Legal & General[i] called “Last Time Buyer” (LTB) has found there are 5.3 million under-occupied homes in the UK, with 3.3 million last time buyers looking to downsize. According to the report, the LTB market accounts for £820 billion of the housing wealth, set to reach £1.2 billion in 2020. […]
2nd December 2014 – 3:33 pm
In the recent Times article, ‘Can we afford to featherbed our pensioners?, Paul Johnson, Director for the Institute of Fiscal Studies presented just three choices of how Britain will find £12 billion a year to fund pensioners’ benefits. These ‘choices’ were – reducing benefits and services for the old, recognising that demands on the state […]
21st November 2014 – 9:32 am
Older people should be given financial support and advice to help them downsize from the government according to new recommendations from the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Housing and Care for Older People. The Group proposes a ‘Help to Move’ Scheme that would include a stamp duty exemption for older people buying homes worth […]
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Also tagged APPG, Demos, EAC, economy, elderly population, government, Housing LIN, housing solution, inadequate levels, moving into rented accommodation, private rental accommodation, private rental sector, retirement accommodation, retirement developments, retirement housing, retirement market, retirement properties, sensible suggestions, society, vulnerable group
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1st October 2014 – 11:34 am
Each year October 1st is marked by celebrating and raising awareness of older people through UK Older People’s Day (http://olderpeoplesday.co.uk). This day is recognised by all UN nations and coincides with the UN International Day of Older Person’s which first began in 1991. We fully support this day and it offers the perfect opportunity to […]
13th March 2014 – 11:10 am
One in three babies born this year will live to 100 years old so the housing needs of an ageing population must be addressed urgently. We want to highlight that one affordable housing option for older people is renting. If older people were encouraged to rent in retirement, they could sell their homes and invest […]
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Also tagged business, economy, elderly population, government, housing solution, local authorities, moving into rented accommodation, national housing federation, politics, private rental accommodation, retirement accommodation, retirement developments, retirement housing, retirement market, retirement properties, security of tenure
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