SATURDAY Issue 104.

Opinion: Land lease delivers on mission – so why are Not For Profits missing in the land lease action?

Affordable, secure, and community-driven housing. For decades, this has been the mantra of the Not For Profit retirement living sector. And yet, one of the fastest-growing models delivering exactly that – land lease communities – is being left...

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Simon Owen pitches all-age rental villages: for purpose and an attractive cash yield

Providing rental accommodation is more challenging as the property is not sold. “We’ll get a significant valuation uplift which we can borrow against and free up some capital, but it (rental) consumes a lot of capital. Eureka is a capital hungry...

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New entrants see land lease and say they can do better

Lewis Land and Oliver Hume make their move into land lease, voicing more for purpose principles compared to the recent listed operator entrants. Australia’s land lease market is booming – and two new players are stepping in with bold plans to...

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11 new land lease operators you don’t know, plus one

We have done a fresh tally of the next wave of LLC players who bring billions of dollars in capital and thousands of new homes, without mentioning the Macquarie Bank offshoot that is about to be revealed. There’s a shake-up happening in the land...

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The old hands building faster than ever

Serenitas CEO Von Slater (pictured) is set to launch seven new land lease communities in the next 12 months. She is just one of a small army of now seasoned LLC developers going hard. While new entrants are energising Australia’s land lease...

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A family home, not an institution: the Abbeyfield answer for low-income seniors

In the leafy suburbs of Melbourne, on an ordinary street, sits an ordinary house. There is no signage or nurses’ station. But inside, 10 older Australians sit down together for a home-cooked lunch, prepared by a live-in housekeeper who also checks...

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The future of village care, without compromise

How The Verge’s Care Hub is rewriting the rules of aged care in retirement villages – one home-like suite at a time. When RetireAustralia launched The Verge at Burleigh on Queensland’s Gold Coast, it set out to answer a big question: how do...

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Executive spotlight

Over 3,000 operators provide retirement living, aged care and support in the home to more than 1.5 million older Australians. 360,000 staff and 100,000 suppliers are engaged every day. It’s a $30 billion a year sector delivering vital services for our older citizens. At SATURDAY, we believe we should recognise and celebrate the leaders in this challenging but rewarding sector.

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Lauren Broomham

01 Aug 2025