Monday, 29 April 2019

Why Retirement Living Needs More Innovative Investment


An ageing population is causing a serious supply and demand deficit in UK retirement housing. But investors need better access to the sector. The proportion of over-65s is set to rise to 20.7 percent of the UK population by 2027, up from 18.2 percent in 2017, according to the UK government. At the same time, ARCO, the housing with care industry body, has set a target of 250,000 over 65s living in housing with care facilities by 2030. Based on this growth target, over 11,000 housing with care units would need to be built each year to meet demand up to 2026 – but over the last decade an average of only 3,220 units a year have been built, according to data from JLL. Read more on The Investor website.

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