In November 2007 the grandfather of the modern retirement village industry, Melbournes Mr. Zig Inge, sold his 17 villages and 8 development sites at the top of the market for $641 million to Macquarie Banks Retirement Villages Group (part owned by FKP/Aveo). Because of the sale he cant build villages for some time (he is also in his late 70s) so now his group has purchased for $15m the famous Baillieu mansion in Toorak for a residential development.


VCAT rules Lifestyle Communities’ DMF model illegal
Lifestyle Communities’ business model is under serious threat after a ruling by VCAT President Justice Ted Woodward found its exit fee structure to be illegal. The ASX-listed land lease operator, which was valued at $861.9 million and placed in...
