They demand the protections of variable service charges under LAFRA Audley Retirement admits that capital projects have been deferred ahead of its merger with high-end Elysian Residences, and ‘we are now planning our capital expenditure programme for 2026 and beyond’ Audley Retirement agrees that there should be ‘appropriate recourse in the event that services are […]
Retirees say charges are rising while services decline at high-end Audley sites
ARCO conference offers a different vision to retirement housing, but …

There will be – and there are already – issues with big event fees The conference of the Association Retirement Community Operators in central London last week offered a fascinating alternative vision for the retirement housing sector to the one that we have. The organisation represents providers who build and manage their own sites, as […]
DCLG stakeholders hear of ‘calamitous’ Law Commission report on exit fees

The DCLG leasehold stakeholders’ group was told yesterday that the Law Commission report into exit and other fees published earlier this month was ‘calamitous’. The study had come about following the Office of Fair Trading investigations into the retirement housing sector. One concerned the systematic cheating of pensioners over the Peverel / Cirrus collusive tendering […]
My granny’s Audley Retirement home ‘was a money pit’ costing £48,000 in exit fees

The Sunday Times yesterday published a powerful article by Harriet Meyer revealing how her family spent £48,160 in fees on selling at Audley Retirement flat. Audley Retirement is one of the upmarket providers in the sector, which Campaign against retirement leasehold exploitation has long argued has even greater exploitative practices at the higher end than […]






