Tuesday, 28 July 2026
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Ian Horswill

Content Editor

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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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

Property Council still spruiking retirement living to fill housing development shortfall post image

Property Council still spruiking retirement living to fill housing development shortfall

Anchor Excellence Founder and Managing Director Cynthia Payne meets Royalty post image

Anchor Excellence Founder and Managing Director Cynthia Payne meets Royalty

Alceon wants to deliver more ‘wonder and joy’ with more luxury Over 55s developments after success of Akoya Greenwich CAPs development post image

Alceon wants to deliver more ‘wonder and joy’ with more luxury Over 55s developments after success of Akoya Greenwich CAPs development