The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee
has written to Rt Hon MP, Deputy Prime Minister
and Secretary of State, Ministry of Housing, Communities and
Local Government, and to McCarthy Stone, developer and manager of
retirement communities, to follow up on issues raised at its
recent evidence session on housing for older people (on 1 July).
In the correspondence, the Committee highlights concern over the
level of information available to buyers on service charges and
the need for greater transparency in this area.
Letter from the Chair,
Florence Eshalomi, to the Secretary of State and the Minister for
Housing and Planning dated 21 July 2025 concerning Housing for
Older People
Letter from the Chair to
McCarthy Stone dated 21 July 2025 concerning Housing for Older
People
The Committee has also published today a letter from McCarthy
Stone, following the appearance of Paul Teverson, Director of
Communications, McCarthy Stone, at the evidence session on 1
July.
Letter from McCarthy Stone
to the Chair dated 8 July 2025 concerning Housing for Older
People
ENDS
Further information
On Tuesday 1 July, the Housing, Communities and Local Government
(HCLG) Committee held a one-off evidence session examining the
range of housing options for later life, including Older Persons
Shared Ownership, and park homes (see transcript of 1 July
session on Housing for older people).
The session explored the findings and recommendations of the
Older People's Housing Taskforce report, published in November
2024. This session also formed part of the Committee's scrutiny
ahead of the Government's forthcoming long-term housing strategy.
The Government has said that the strategy, to be published later
this year, will set out its policies to address older people's
housing needs.
The cross-party Committee heard from the following witnesses:
Professor Julienne Meyer CBE, Chair, Older People's Housing
Taskforce, Sonia McColl OBE, Founder, Park Home Owners JUSTICE
Campaign, Morgan Vine, Director of Policy and Influencing,
Independent Age, Millie Brown, Deputy Director for Homes, Centre
for Aging Better. Paul Teverson, Director of Communications,
McCarthy Stone, Oliver Boundy, Executive Director of Development,
Anchor, Debbie Walker, Director General, British Holiday and Home
Parks Association.
