Retirement Housing

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Private retirement housing is leasehold residential property specifically designed and designated for sale to retired older people with a package of estate management services. Estates consist of grouped self-contained accommodation with an emergency alarm, usually with communal facilities and normally with a scheme manager. Retirement housing is often called private or leasehold sheltered housing. (AHRM Code of Practice). This section focuses on those issues of management of particular interest to retirement housing.


Recent Articles

Recent articles

  Digital switchover & retirement housing
Nov 27, 2007

The prospect of digital switchover is a major concern for managers and residents of retirement housing. With an average age of owners reaching nearly 80 and many in their 90s with no close relatives, some could be left without any TV pictures.
  Home Information Packs - DCLG proposes more changes
Mar 27, 2007
On 25 January, DCLG issued a consultation paper: 'Home Information Packs: Towards 1 June', setting out how DCLG intends to ensure the “smooth introduction of HIPs on 1 June”. The following changes have been proposed, says John Mills of the Association of Retirement Housing Managers (ARHM).
  Yet Another Stealth Tax
Dec 29, 2006
The Association of Retirement Housing Managers (ARHM) has lobbied against a measure originally designed to offer protection to lessees, which resulted in interest on service charge funds being taxed. By John Mills
  Services For Integrated Communities
Nov 23, 2006
Nick Sanderson, CEO of retirement developer, Audley, recently spoke to delegates at the Retirement Housing conference about specification and services that cater for the different demographics of the elderly. Drawing on more than 25 years experience in the development and management of retirement properties, Audley has a reputation for taking important, listed buildings, and turning them into retirement villages. Sanderson said: “There are three distinct demographics within the over 55s: the 55-75 year olds; active over 75s, and finally frail older people with specialist provision.”
  At Your Service
Nov 7, 2006
Over the last twenty years, the private residential retirement housing market has steadily developed, as more people have realised the benefits of this type of accommodation and due to an increasingly ageing population.