Property Week 22 November 2024
We want a Birchgrove in every town
Honor Barratt, head of retirement living specialist Birchgrove, tells Andy Hillier at Property Week about the success of its rental model, against the odds, and plans for expansion.
The Times 23 August 2024
Why renting in retirement should not be a taboo
The Telegraph 14 February 2024
Living with my granddaughter is stimulating
Student digs don’t get more decadent than Ayrton House in London’s Mill Hill, a chic newbuild with a bar, restaurant, gym and 60 large lateral apartments that don’t cost much more than a grotty single room in halls.
The Sunday Times 10 October 2021
Right rental age
Rentals are set to overtake retirement property sales as companies target both wealthy and cash-strapped senior citizens, finds Jane Slade
Renting isn’t just for the young. More of the older generation are turning away from home ownership in favour of retirement rentals.
The Mail on Sunday 22 July 2018
Rent your way to riches
In America, Australia and on the Continent, renting in retirement is much more popular than here. The British obsession with home ownership means we are keener than those in other countries to tie up our money in property.
But there was 13 per cent increase in retired renters here between 2012 to 2016, according to the National Landlords Association, and Scottish Widows recently predicted figures will double to nine million by 2022.
HealthInvestor 17 October 2022
Seniors housing deal of the year
Birchgrove, the specialist property developer, plans, builds and operates assisted living developments exclusively for the rental market. Whilst other companies offer rental apartments, Birchgrove is the only operator to position its business exclusively with renters in mind.
LaingBuisson 13 July 2022
Birchgrove purchases seventh site
Developer of rental retirement properties Birchgrove has purchased a site in Chiswick, west London, and received planning consent to redevelop a plot in Leatherhead, Surrey.
Health Investor 06 January 2022
M&G and Birchgrove partner
M&G Real Estate, part of M&G’s £65 billion private assets division, has acquired two developments managed by assisted living operator Birchgrove Holdings.
Health Investor 21 May 2021
Banstead Place, Surrey
Retirement living company Birchgrove has secured planning for the development of 54 high- quality assisted living apartments in Banstead Place, Surrey.
Design Insider 01 May 2021
Furniture that is 5 star
Senior living and healthcare schemes can be just as beautiful as 5* venues! Protocol worked on projects for Birchgrove Assisted Living who are developing a portfolio of high-quality assisted living apartments.
Surrey Life 02 March 2021
Surrey Leading Ladies
Birchgrove Managing Director, Honor Barratt, shares her thoughts with the team at Surrey Life magazine.
Property Week 16 September 2020
Birchgrove acquires Surrey site
Retirement living developer Birchgrove has acquired a brownfield site in Godalming, Surrey for a 60-unit scheme.
The firm has submitted a pre-application to Waverley council to build on the 1.02-acre site, a former Mole Valley store.
Healthcare Business 17 September 2019
Works starts on third community
Retirement living specialist Birchgrove starts work on their third retirement community in three years in Ewell village, south west London. The company is re-developing a 1.3-acre site to provide 53 high quality independent and assisted living apartments for rent. The development will be known as Lower Mill Apartments.
The Telegraph 17 June 2019
Baby boomers are swerving stamp duty
While millennials continue to dream of becoming first-time buyers, record numbers of retirees are choosing to swap home ownership for renting. This is to beat high levels of stamp duty, free up cash to help family members onto the property ladder, and turn their home into a source of income.
Mail on Sunday 19 May 2019
Retirement housing is taking off
A village with 115,000 peopl Retirement housing is taking off in Britain, but North America has developments that dwarf the UK's - with one estate boasting 32 square miles, 60,000 homes and more than 40 golf courses.
Healthcare Business 17 May 2019
Queensgate Apartments welcomes residents
New build-to-rent development for the over-65s. Opened by Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government James Brokenshire.
Speaking at the event James Brokenshire highlighted the increasing need for age-appropriate housing for the over 60s and praised Birchgrove’s efforts in building a ‘community with a heart’
This is Money 12 April 2019
Retirees happy to rent
A new generation rent: High-end villages are attracting retirees happy to be tenants rather than owners
- 55% of over-55s said they would consider renting a home in a recent survey
- Even some of the country's ritziest retirement schemes are offering rentals
The Telegraph 08 February 2019
Downsizing? Try a fresh approach.
Stamp duty penalises older people for moving - so downsize using these other options. According to Savills, some 300,000 homeowners lack the equity to be able to downsize in the current market.
The Mail on Sunday 27 January 2019
Welcome to rent-irement!
Welcome to rent-irement! More rental properties look set to become available to retirees this year than ever before writes JANE SLADE, founder of the retirement property website Retiremove
Sunday Express 22 July 2018
The generation rent
Renting a new-build apartment with a luxury hotel feel is not just for millennials – baby boomers are getting in on the act too. But while younger people head for the bright lights of London, Liverpool and Manchester, the over-55s are settling by the coast and small towns.
Property Week 19 July 2018
Woking Aquired
The company, which is the first in the sector to focus solely on the rental market, bought its second site, in Ewell near Epsom, last month and added its third, in Woking, last week. Its first, in Sidcup, south London, is under construction.
The Telegraph 17 March 2018
The country? No
Auriens is a very pricey outlier in the market, but kicking against this trend of homes for sale is a scheme in Bexley offering assisted-living apartments for private rent.