Category Archives: RETIREMENT HOUSING

Retirement Housing – A Market Overview

Posted on September 26, 2016 by john graham

I have written a lot about the current state of the retirement housing market in the last twelve months,though it mainly reflects the relative inactivity in a stalled housing economy.    ( You can see my earlier posts by clicking … Continue reading →

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“Bungalow conflation”

Posted on September 1, 2016 by john graham

I have never had a conflation before, but it is a trendy word to use, which is in the news a lot recently, so hear goes.   My last two blogs have been about the planners restrictions on building houses … Continue reading →

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“Bungalow Heaven”

Posted on August 28, 2016 by john graham

I was reflecting on my last blog “Bungalow Wild Goose Chase” and wondered what would happen if we turned everything on its head and did what the customers want e.g. build bungalows everywhere? One of the arguments against building bungalows is … Continue reading →

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“Bungalow Wild Goose Chase”

Posted on August 21, 2016 by john graham

A bungalow is the dream retirement home of many older people. I first wrote a blog about downsizing in 2012 when Grant Shapps, then a newly appointed Housing Minister announced a bold new initiative to encourage the elderly to move … Continue reading →

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“ARCO Conference – Regulation”

Posted on August 7, 2016 by john graham

This is my fourth report from the ARCO conference – July 2016. (See my earlier blogs “ARCO Conference Demographics”, “ARCO Conference Dementia” and ARCO Conference Marketing” in the archive dated July/August 2016.) Regulation The discussion on this subject was made up of … Continue reading →

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“ARCO Conference – Marketing”

Posted on July 31, 2016 by john graham

This is my third report from the ARCO conference – July 2016. (See my earlier blogs “ARCO Conference Demographics” and “ARCO Conference Dementia” in the archive dated July 2016.) Marketing This was an extremely interesting talk by Doctor Margaret Wylde, the Founder … Continue reading →

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“ARCO Conference – Dementia”

Posted on July 24, 2016 by john graham

This is my second report from the ARCO conference – July 2016. Dementia The first thing to say of the prominence of this discussion on the agenda is that it leads you to feel that beyond demographics, this was the most important … Continue reading →

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“ARCO Conference – Demographics”

Posted on July 17, 2016 by john graham

ARCO stands for Associated Retirement Community Operators.   It was formed in 2012 and is a diverse collection of providers of retirement housing in the UK.   They represent 27 operators who between them provide more than 50% of the current … Continue reading →

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“Assisted Living”

Posted on July 3, 2016 by john graham

This is an American term applied to retirement housing, which I have never fully understood.   It tends to be associated with grab rails, hoists, Zimmer frames, mobility scooters and emergency call systems.   That’s all good stuff but it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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“Retirement Housing Review – Churchill Retirement Living”

Posted on June 26, 2016 by john graham

I started this thread about retirement housing when I wrote a post a few weeks ago on a very upmarket scheme in London.    Following that I wrote about the key issues that are driving the future of this market … Continue reading →

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