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ARTICLE · 21 MAY 2019

Planning For An Ageing Population

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the housing shortage and the inability of young people to get onto the property ladder, particularly in the south-east of England, is a near-constant media headline.

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The housing shortage and the inability of young people to get onto the property ladder, particularly in the south-east of England, is a near-constant media headline. But what about the needs of older people and the mounting undersupply? Where is the buildto-rent style government support that seeks to incentivise older people's housing and give the older generation the range and quality of accommodation that they need in retirement?

According to research by Savills, there are currently 726,000 specialist homes for older people across the UK (56,418 units in London in 2017 – GLA Older Persons Housing Needs Assessment Report 2017 para 1.2) and more than half of this stock (52%) is sheltered (social) housing built or refurbished more than 30 years ago (Retirement Living UK Residential – 2018 Spotlight, Savills). Based on international standards the UK should have 1.2 million specialist homes, which shows a shortfall of almost 500,000 homes before the challenges of an

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