Private rented extra care: a new market?
- Author:
- MILLER Lawrence
- Publisher:
- DH Care Networks. Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 16p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Factsheet examines whether there is a market for extra care housing in the private rented sector, and if so, what role it might play within care choices available to older people. This report concludes that there is some evidence to suggest that for the right product, in the right location, older people may be willing to switch tenure from owner occupation to private renting. However, the reported popularity of ordinary retirement schemes for private rent and the importance of factors such as location and image, suggest there may be demand for a streamlined model at market rents. A model that provided good quality, accessible accommodation, with minimal communal facilities but with the availability of 24 hour care and support, may have wide appeal across all sectors.
- Subject terms:
- older people, private sector, rented accommodation, extra care housing;
- Location(s):
- England
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