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Press releases

Please find all our press releases below.

 

Legislation
24th May 2024

Historic moment as government gives legal definition to event fees in older people’s housing
Legislation
1st May 2024

Chartered Trading Standards Institute approves older people’s housing code
Planning
20th Feb 2024

London's Older Homeowners Shut Out Of Housing-with-Care, New Report Finds
Legislation
16th Feb 2024

Landmark' ruling from Planning Inspectorate hailed by ARCO
Self-regulation
16th Nov 2023

ARCO celebrates take-off of “Integrated Retirement Community”

Self-regulation
7th Nov 2023

ARCO enhances regulatory role with new independent Standards Chair
Legislation
5th Jul 2023

Big win for older people as government commits to protection from hidden fees in retirement housing
Legislation
20th Jun 2023

ARCO's Manifesto for Older People's Housing: An IRC in Every Town
Legislation
12th May 2023

Leasehold Plus: The next step for home ownership in IRCs
Legislation
4th Apr 2023

“Watershed moment” as Government launches older people’s housing Task Force to transform older people’s housing and care
Event
29th Mar 2023

Property sector gives firm backing to Integrated Retirement Communities ahead of Task Force launch

Legislation
1st Nov 2022

50,000 new homes for older people needed each year to tackle housing and care crises, says new report
23rd Jun 2022

Baroness Greengross OBE
Event
21st Jun 2022

Investors deliver big vote of confidence in IRCs
Legislation
15th Jun 2022

Scotland’s glaring 50k Housing-with-Care supply gap highlighted by new report
13th Jun 2022

ARCO Advisory Council publishes new report on meeting the Net Zero challenge
Legislation
10th May 2022

Levelling Up Bill must not leave older people behind
Self-regulation
7th Apr 2022

ARCO statement on today's story in The Times
Data
7th Mar 2022

Calls for right to suitable housing for older people as review launches to assess shortfall
Wellbeing
3rd Mar 2022

ARCO Response to RCP report on ageing population
Legislation
9th Feb 2022

Sector welcomes third Government policy commitment to Housing-with-Care in two months
Legislation
8th Feb 2022

ARCO looking forward to working with Stuart Andrew on Task Force
Legislation
7th Feb 2022

Whole system reform needed to make social care sustainable
Legislation
2nd Feb 2022

Older people’s housing at heart of levelling up as cross-government task force announced

Planning
1st Feb 2022

London’s surplus bedrooms crisis revealed: over-75s stuck in larger houses with no option to downsize
10th Jan 2022

ARCO's response to House of Lords report which urges action on older people's housing
Workforce
15th Dec 2021

ARCO response to "severe and increasing" shortage of care workers finding by MAC
Legislation
1st Dec 2021

Housing revolution vital to put People at the Heart of Care confirms White Paper
Legislation
30th Nov 2021

ARCO Statement on the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill
Workforce
17th Nov 2021

Integrated Retirement Communities key to avoiding care system collapse and tackling care worker crisis, says report

Legislation
10th Nov 2021

Gillian Keegan says it’s “One minute to midnight on social care” in first Ministerial speech

3rd Nov 2021

Housing-with-Care sector announces new term to categorise sector
Legislation
27th Oct 2021

Yet another missed opportunity for social care
Wellbeing
22nd Oct 2021

“Tsunami of unmet meet” can only be overcome through new models of care including Housing-with-Care
Legislation
14th Oct 2021

Care Minister to deliver key speech on Housing-with-Care
Legislation
22nd Sep 2021

Labour giant Lord Blunkett throws support behind housing-with-care

Legislation
15th Sep 2021

ARCO welcomes new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Self-regulation
13th Sep 2021

Consumer protection paramount in new housing-with-care code
8th Sep 2021

ARCO respose to PM's statement on social care
Event
6th Sep 2021

Critical juncture for housing-with-care as momentum gathers towards ARCO Conference
Legislation
31st Aug 2021

Scotland falling behind on housing-with-care provision
Legislation
5th Jul 2021

MPs urge Government to back ARCO’s housing-with-care task force
Legislation
25th Jun 2021

Parliament to hold first ever debate on UK housing-with-care

Wellbeing
21st Jun 2021

Wellbeing top priority in UK Retirement Communities
Legislation
11th May 2021

Social care measures promised in Queen's Speech must unleash potential of housing-with-care
Legislation
29th Mar 2021

Open Letter to The Prime Minister
Legislation
22nd Mar 2021

Politicians and leaders join forces to call for urgent action on older people’s housing and care
Funding
4th Mar 2021

You can't help someone to buy a house which doesn't exist
Wellbeing
24th Feb 2021

Think tank warns not enough housing for older people in the capital

Wellbeing
11th Feb 2021

Key role of housing in health and care recognised in White Paper
Wellbeing
11th Feb 2021

Promoting independence crucial to a sustainable care system
Legislation
15th Jan 2021

UK not planning ahead for housing and care in retirement
Legislation
7th Jan 2021

Time to level-up for older people
Wellbeing
6th Jan 2021

"Comprehensive and conclusive" proof of the housing-with-care model
Customer Prop
9th Dec 2020

Fast growing sector hires new Head of Membership and Operations
8th Dec 2020

9 in 10 say Government must improve housing for older people

Legislation
25th Nov 2020

ARCO's response to the Spending Review

Planning
29th Oct 2020

12 million reasons to change Government planning proposals
Customer Prop
20th Oct 2020

Sharp rise in demand for Retirement Communities
Legislation
14th Oct 2020

Sector unites in call for taskforce to unlock growth
Legislation
2nd Oct 2020

Conservative Party challenged by housing-with-care sector not to leave older people behind, as party’s conference begins

Wellbeing
25th Sep 2020

Housing-with-care sector urges Liberal Democrats to be innovative about social care, as party’s conference begins

Wellbeing
21st Sep 2020

“Older people must not be left behind again!” Labour urged
Planning
6th Aug 2020

Older people left behind in proposed planning revolution
Planning
14th Jul 2020

A wasted opportunity: Vast majority of older people’s planning applications are speculative
Planning
30th Jun 2020

Councils and providers call for more alternatives to care homes

Legislation
17th Jun 2020

Urgent action needed to expand new models of care
Data
3rd Jun 2020

‘Too Little, Too Late? Housing for an ageing population
Wellbeing
5th May 2020

Minister praises “phenomenal effort” of Retirement Communities in tackling coronavirus
Legislation
9th Mar 2020

Talks welcome but now is the time for action on Housing-with-Care says ARCO
Legislation
3rd Mar 2020

CMA right to call for long-overdue transparency and change
Legislation
14th Feb 2020

ARCO issues challenge to new Ministers
Legislation
19th Dec 2019

More of the same not good enough in social care
Legislation
25th Nov 2019

ARCO response to the Conservative manifesto
Legislation
21st Nov 2019

ARCO response to the Labour Manifesto
Legislation
20th Nov 2019

ARCO response to the Lib Dem Manifesto
Legislation
20th Nov 2019

UK needs a world class system of housing with care for older people
Wellbeing
27th Sep 2019

ExtraCare acclaimed for being first gold standard Retirement Community for end of life care
Tenure
18th Jul 2019

ARCO response to the Regulation of Property Agents working group report
11th Jul 2019

Care Minister says Retirement Communities set to play major role in health and social care
Legislation
20th Jun 2019

Cross-party alliance calls for more housing-with-care
Legislation
13th Jun 2019

Both key Ministers to address ARCO Conference on 10 July
Data
5th Jun 2019

Biggest ever study of Retirement Communities shows huge health, wellbeing and security benefits for residents
Planning
25th Apr 2019

Select Committee calls for planning guidance to boost Retirement Communities
Legislation
28th Mar 2019

Welcome event fee regulation a big step towards sector specific consumer protection

Tenure
19th Mar 2019

ARCO Endorses Call for Leasehold Reform

Planning
20th Feb 2019

Housing Delivery Test will lead to "more of the same."
Wellbeing
14th Jan 2019

ARCO response to NHS Ten Year Plan
Legislation
14th Jan 2019

MPs, Lords, charities and businesses show support for Retirement Communities