Tuesday, 19 May 2026
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Ian Horswill

Ian writes on retirement living and land lease communities, covering development, funding, policy and regulation. With 30+ years of journalism experience, he focuses on how planning and investment decisions shape long-term sector outcomes.

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Seniors housing part of $150M Manly Hospital redevelopment in Sydney post image

Seniors housing part of $150M Manly Hospital redevelopment in Sydney

Parramatta Bishop blesses Stage 1 opening of Catholic Healthcare's St Hedwig Retirement Village in Blacktown post image

Parramatta Bishop blesses Stage 1 opening of Catholic Healthcare's St Hedwig Retirement Village in Blacktown

St Vincent de Paul housing plan for over 50s women rejected by Hobart City Council post image

St Vincent de Paul housing plan for over 50s women rejected by Hobart City Council

Vital Communities has approval for third Over 55s land lease community post image

Vital Communities has approval for third Over 55s land lease community

RetireAustralia achieves a record year in sales post image

RetireAustralia achieves a record year in sales

AVID Property spends $284.5M to buy eight Living Gems communities and announce new land lease business

Living Gems is not dead: two new development applications launched with “multiple greenfield sites in planning and development” post image

Living Gems is not dead: two new development applications launched with “multiple greenfield sites in planning and development”

Rent caps and buybacks coming as land lease community operators’ views ignored in review of QLD's Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003 post image

Rent caps and buybacks coming as land lease community operators’ views ignored in review of QLD's Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003

NSW Government gives gateway approval to Montefiore to rezone its Hunters Hill site for co-located seniors living post image

NSW Government gives gateway approval to Montefiore to rezone its Hunters Hill site for co-located seniors living

Uniting reduces co-located plan for its Kingscliff aged care home as cost rises by $83M (57%) in under two years post image

Uniting reduces co-located plan for its Kingscliff aged care home as cost rises by $83M (57%) in under two years

Drafting of NSW Transport Oriented Development SEPP kills senior housing after initial progress post image

Drafting of NSW Transport Oriented Development SEPP kills senior housing after initial progress

Foreign investors tax break to power up Build to Rent developments which attracts retirement living clientele post image

Foreign investors tax break to power up Build to Rent developments which attracts retirement living clientele