Later living developer Birchgrove has paid Octagon Developments £38m for a 78-apartment build-to-rent (BTR) scheme in Hampton Court, London, with a projected gross development value (GDV) of £68m.

Rented retirement home provider Birchgrove has appointed Marcus Hodges as chief operations officer and Raphaël Koifman as chief financial officer.

Woodbank Apartments in Hook Heath, Woking – an assisted living community for people in later life - celebrated its second anniversary on 27 October 2022 with a magic-themed event. 

Old age is a condition not everyone gets to experience. Some might call that a privilege. But often, the thought of getting older fills individuals with anxiety, a sense of resignation, or even dread.

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.  

As we get older, our housing needs change. The family house can suddenly seem too big and expensive to manage, the stairs that bit trickier, and the efforts we have to go to maintain it all leave us little time or energy to do the things we want to spend time doing.

Birchgrove, the developer which purchased the site of Chiswick Police Station, has announced plans to convert it into retirement homes. 

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.

At Birchgrove we pride ourselves on putting our residents at the centre of everything we do.
That’s why we’re over the moon with the results of our latest customer satisfaction survey
at our retirement community Woodbank Apartments, Woking.

People are loving the ease of our rental model and the speed at which they can move into a
Birchgrove retirement community.

It’s not just the promise of spas, restaurants, and apartments driving the luxury retirement property market today – but a mouth-watering menu of rental choices.

Assisted living has been a popular lifestyle choice for many years, and it’s not hard to see
why. Security, freedom, new friends and a fresh start are all enticing reasons to make the
move.

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.

As we start the new year, we may feel cautious or optimistic about what the future holds. We hope there will be plenty of opportunities to spend time with the people we love, doing the things we enjoy. 

With winter rushing at us and only a few weeks until Christmas, it’s usually a time when some sort of thinking and planning gets underway. Maybe it is a cue for change, and time to look at a retirement option that could be practically perfect in every way.

There’s a saying that goes ‘thinking begins when you ask difficult questions.’ The rent versus buy question is an age-old debate and the right answer will be nuanced by your own personal circumstances and the lifestyle you want going forward.

So, you’re getting on a bit and your home and garden is becoming more of a burden and a chore than the joy it once used to be when the family gathered around the kitchen table for long leisurely family dinners.

AN INCREASING number of retirees are choosing to rent over buying in the UK, with current figures predicted to double and reach nine million by 2022, according to Scottish Widows. 

Rosanne had been thinking about moving into a retirement community since her husband died, and when her daughter told her she was moving away to Yorkshire to follow her lifelong dream, she knew she couldn’t delay any further. Here’s her story and observations on life in a time of Coronavirus from her new home at Woodbank Apartments.

Downsizing can offer a fresh start in later life – and the benefits may astound you.

Moving from a large family home to something easier to manage raises a lot of questions and triggers some powerful emotions.

‘Families who inherit retirement properties have been left facing financial disaster as homes have proved hard to sell and hefty maintenance fees and ground rents have stacked up.’

Over 50 assisted living apartments in Banstead approved unanimously after developer actually thinks about parking.

Retirement living company Birchgrove has secured planning for the development of 54 high- quality assisted living apartments in Banstead Place, Surrey.

Birchgrove, is a specialist developer of high-quality retirement properties in Kent and Surrey. Marion moved to Birchgrove’s Queensgate Apartments, Sidcup, just before the first lockdown and tells us about her experience.

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.

Most of us love the comfort of our own home. Even when in our hearts, we know our current situation is not the best for us, it feels safer than the unknown that lies beyond.

Downsizing in retirement can prove particularly daunting for retirees, who sometimes fear having to trade their former home for an unfamiliar, impersonal environment.

Research proves what most of us have known all along, that music – and singing especially – is good for you.

Birchgrove Managing Director, Honor Barratt, shares her thoughts with the team at Surrey Life magazine.

Research carried out by the King’s Fund and the University of York looked at the value of retirement communities on the wellbeing of the people who live in them, and on the health and social care system in the UK.

This is probably a question that crosses many minds when you see an advert about the benefits of a supported living community. It’s most certainly a question that causes long hard reflection by those facing the reality that with age comes the need to review where you may want to live.

This year has been challenging and everyone is understandably anxious about the risk of infection from COVID-19. Life as we knew it has changed dramatically, but the pressure of supporting an older relative during lockdown was so overwhelming that Susan felt she needed to act quickly to put in place the right level of support for her parents.

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.

Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has acquired a development site for housing with care operator, Birchgrove.

Birchgrove and partner Levanter Developments recently obtained planned permission for 53 extra care apartments at the Lower Mill site in Ewell, Surrey.

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.

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. 

A village with 115,000 people: 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.

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’

Specialist developer of rental retirement properties, Birchgrove, has launched its second development in Woking, Surrey.

The retirement village includes 51 one- and two-bedroom apartments for the over 65s on a one-acre site.

Birchgrove, a specialist developer of luxury rental retirement properties, has begun work at its second development in Woking. The scheme includes the construction of 51 apartments for the over 65s on a one-acre site purchased last year.

Many people in later life can feel increasingly burdened by everyday tasks or by a lack of accessible support, affecting both their wellbeing and their quality of life. At Birchgrove, residents are offered onsite care and support on all aspects of day-to-day life – whilst retaining all their independence in the comfort of their own home.

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 

A new generation rent: High-end villages are attracting retirees happy to be tenants rather than owners.

Renting may be the only option for struggling millennials, but for many retirees it is becoming the housing of choice.

A new rental-only retirement scheme launches to meet the growing demand for rental properties for the over 65s, which is predicted to double over the next 15 years. The luxury development in Sidcup, in the London Borough of Bexley, is being developed by Birchgrove.

Over 50 luxury retirement homes are set to be built at an old Woking building site. The new appartments will be located on Holly Bank Road - which previously housed a 38-bed care home. The building had been vacant since 2013 and was eventually demolished in 2016. 

25 percent of retirees want to downsize, but the vast majority are still put off by moving costs and the complicated logistics of moving. Birchgrove has made the process easier by teaming up with the Senior Move Partnership (TSMP) to offer a 'Moveasy Service.'

Birchgrove, a specialist developer of luxury rental retirement properties, held a ground-breaking ceremony recently to celebrate the launch of its second development in Woking. The scheme includes the construction of 51 new modern apartments for the over 65s on a one-acre site purchased last year.

To reduce the stress of moving, retirement property specialist Birchgrove has teamed up with The Senior Move Partnership to offer residents a Moveasy Package.

Whilst London continues to attract the ageing visitor, many of them actually prefer living on the outskirts. Figures released by Strutt & Parker, in association with Octopus Healthcare, suggest 17% of retirees favour a property in the suburbs as it provides a good quality of life and keeps all the big city excitement on one’s doorstep.

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

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.

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.

Birchgrove, back by Bridges Fund Management, has acquired a retirement development site in Woking with detailed planning permission for an assisted living scheme

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.

I have a friend called Bea. She’s 83, lives on her own in a two-bed terrace and twice a night crawls down the stairs on her hands and knees to go to the only loo in the house. Right now, our industry says to Bea either you buy a retirement apartment or you move in to a care home.