Suppliers Directory

Mills & Reeve

Mills & Reeve is one of the top three UK law firms in the health and care sector by many measures, not least by the amount of work we do across every part of the sector and the scale of our health and care expertise. We have exceptional experience acting for every sort of organisation ranging from the Department of Health and hundreds of NHS and other public sector bodies, many of the regulators (including the key regulator, the Care Quality Commission) through to some of the UK’s largest independent sector health and care providers. Our multi-disciplinary team offer market leading expertise in all key areas of the Later Living market including M & A and corporate work, real estate investment, commercial development, planning, tax, affordable housing, construction, energy (including renewables), environmental, regulatory, health and safety, employment and real estate litigation.

Legal Services, Planning, Property Services, Real Estate, Retirement Communities

Ageing Asia Alliance

Ageing Asia is Asia Pacific’s first industry network on the business of ageing. We are an independent business network that seeks to unite business, government, not-for-profits and mainstream media in Asia Pacific together to address opportunities to support the ageing baby boomer population by nurturing partnerships and curating development of solutions.

The principal goal of the Alliance is to establish a network that will be the most recognised platform for Asia Pacific’s ageing market intelligence, and to champion higher excellence in both eldercare and industry standards. It represents members with a shared vision on changing the future of ageing in the region. To date, the Alliance has over 1,700 professional members.

Three Pillars of Ageing Asia:
- Facilitate knowledge transfer of best practices, concepts and innovations in health and eldercare between countries and sectors
- Research and identify market intelligence on Asia Pacific’s ageing market business opportunities 

- Improve quality of eldercare in Asia Pacific 


Advisory, Consultancy, Planning, Project Management, Technology

Barr Gazetas

We are built on three core pillars: people, practice, and projects.

Our people are the heart of a vibrant, dynamic and open culture, united by a shared passion for exceptional design. We foster an environment of trust, collaboration and creativity.

Our practice is warm, approachable and relationship-driven. We focus on building lasting connections with our clients, consultants and suppliers.

Our projects span diverse scales, typologies and sectors. Every project comes with its own complexities and our unique approach to overcoming challenges sets us apart. We emphasize storytelling in our designs, highlighting craftsmanship, thoughtful material detailing and a user-centred approach.

Based in London, our team of architects, interior designers, and masterplanners works closely with clients and consultants to create distinctive, flexible buildings that reflect each project’s unique needs.

Architecture, Construction, Design, Planning, Real Estate

Clifford Chance

At Clifford Chance, our clients turn to us for their real estate requirements globally including large scale, strategic transactions because of our integrated sector-based approach to real estate and our extensive international network. We advise on the entire property ‘life-cycle’ from the initial acquisition, development, leasing, joint venturing and financing through to the final exit, as well as tax structuring, corporate outsourcing, planning, environment and litigation.

As real estate specialists, we know the demographic pressures on the residential sector and we are delighted to be supporting the exciting, and much-needed, growth of Integrated Retirement Communities as an asset class with a lot to offer us all in later life. At Clifford Chance, our In Residence Group are actively engaging in conversations around how to deliver the best framework for delivery of IRCS from a developer, consumer and investor perspective and, in this regard, we look forward to supporting ARCO and its members with our market-leading expertise.

Construction, Legal Services, Planning, Real Estate, Regulatory Risk Management

DLP Planning Limited

DLP Consulting Group provides town planning, highways/transportation and master planning/architecture/heritage and environmental planning services and have extensive experience in the planning for older persons accommodation. They advise private clients, investors, RSL’s/public sector and operator companies on the selection and promotion of sites for specialist accommodation. The Strategic Planning Research Unit (SPRU) of DLP provides expert advice, including modelling future housing needs of older people, the social benefits of releasing family housing and reducing pressure on health services, as well as the development benefits of jobs and GVA. SPRU's Older Persons Housing Needs Model replaces the dated Housing in Later Life and SHOP models and is based on the analysis of the changing nature of provision in England in terms of tenure and type. It responses to local circumstances and provides a detail breakdown of type and tenure of future older persons housing need. The practice has extensive experience of the selection and promotion of sites having gained permissions in greenbelt and AONB settings, as well as in the countryside, urban locations and previously developed land.

Architecture, Consultancy, Design, Planning

Forsters LLP

Forsters is a leading London law firm which delivers exceptional legal advice to clients in the real estate world. Forsters advise a number of clients in the Later Living sector in relation to development projects, acquisitions, disposals and management of real estate assets as well as financing these assets and developments. Forsters are live to the nuances and particularities of the Later Living sector and the commercial considerations for those operating in this sphere, and are therefore able to provide pragmatic and common sense advice to clients.

Advisory, Legal Services, Planning, Real Estate

Kori Construction

Kori is an award winning main contractor committed to delivering the exceptional. We specialise in managing projects from conception to completion, guiding sites through development to operation for our clients in the later living sector.

Construction, Planning, Project Management, Real Estate

Maccreanor Lavington

Maccreanor Lavington are award winning architects and urbanists based in London and Rotterdam. Established in 1992, we are specialists in designing homes and housing of every kind.

Responding to the diverse needs of people is at the heart of what we do. Our strength lies in designing exceptionally well-tailored buildings providing a canvas for peoples’ lives. Our extensive experience in extra-care and specialist housing enables us to consider the delivery, long term efficiency and sustainability of every project.

Our team is made up of exceptionally talented and dedicated people. We have a wealth of knowledge to draw upon as well as a common passion, energy and enthusiasm for our subject.

We have earned a strong and trusted reputation with clients, peers and local authorities and our design work has been recognised with many awards including the RIBA Stirling Prize.

Architecture, Design, Planning

Nick Baker Architects

We are an architectural practice focused on the pursuit of quality for our clients, their buildings and their occupants.

Our detailed knowledge of working on IRCs in the sector enables us to bring a quality of understanding and insight to the design process. We bring a sense of place and identity to our design solutions to the highly discerning clients within this sector.

Architecture, Consultancy, Design, Planning

RCKa Architects

RCKa is one of the UK's leading designers of homes for later living, winning recognition for its work through numerous Housing Design and HAPPI Awards.

We work across the UK for the public and private sector, with projects spanning from Kent to Cheshire. Our people-centred design approach has resulted in us winning Social Value Architect of the Year Award on two occasions. We offer a comprehensive suite of services, including masterplanning, site acquisition support, design, delivery and advice on modern methods of construction (MMC).

The practice is widely recognised for its expertise in strategic design, engagement and placemaking. We have secured planning approvals for sustainable communities on some of the country's most challenging sites, thereby unlocking value which consistently exceeds the expectations of our clients. This has led to the delivery of fully integrated developments with a focus on wellbeing, enabling residents to thrive.

Founding director Tim Riley brings over 25 years of experience in specialist housing, with a focus on later living.

Architecture, Consultancy, Design, Health and Wellbeing, Planning

Shoosmiths

The Shoosmiths Later Living Team comprises legal advisers with specialist knowledge of the market across all relevant disciplines, including core real estate, planning, construction, litigation, tax, environment and corporate matters, which allows us to pull together and deliver focussed, market-led advice on demand, whatever our client’s project.

Our Later Living team has the specialist experience, capacity and knowledge of this market to tailor our advice for each of our developer, funder and operator clients. However, most importantly for us, is that we strive to forge strong relationships with our clients so that we can truly collaborate as a team in successfully delivering projects, time and time again, across the Later Living spectrum – be it retirement villages, traditional care homes, extra care or sheltered housing.

Advisory, Construction, Legal Services, Planning, Real Estate

Tetlow King

Tetlow King Planning Ltd is a leading town planning and development consultancy operating nationwide.

We provide professional advice to a range of clients across the public and private sectors with experience in planning for all types of development, with particular speciality in retirement and care schemes.

Planning

ukactive

ukactive exists to improve the health of the nation by getting more people, more active, more often. ukactive provides services and facilitates partnerships for a broad range of organisations, all of which support our vision and have a role to play in achieving that goal.

We represent and champion over 7,000 members and partners from across the public, private and third sectors, from multinational giants to local voluntary community groups. We do so by facilitating partnerships, campaigning and providing outstanding membership services.

Consultancy, Health and Wellbeing, People Services, Planning, Project Management