Some Retirement Villages are charging fees for a two-bedroom apartment that soon add up to the equivalent of renting a luxury waterfront mansion. Residents who live in a village for ... ...
News tagged with RETIREMENT HOUSING
COTA Commends Victorian Opposition’s support for Retirement Housing Ombudsman
Media release 26 June 2018 Mathew Guy (Opposition Leader) and Heidi Victoria (Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs) announce they will establish a Retirement Housing Ombudsman if elected in November. According ... ...
posted on 26th Jun 2018
How to make a complaint in retirement housing
On Monday 14 May 2018, Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG), Consumer Action Law Centre, Residents of Retirement Villages Victoria (RRVV) and Council on the Ageing (COTA) held a ... ...
posted on 11th Jun 2018
Parliamentary Forum on Retirement Housing Success
The Retirement Villages Parliamentary Forum was inundated with older people demanding the protection of residents’ rights and a regulator as part of the State Government’s pending reforms into retirement housing. ...
posted on 18th Dec 2017
New Retirement Housing Advice Service
Choosing, maintaining and leaving retirement housing can be complex and difficult. ...
posted on 13th Nov 2017
Moving Out Moving On!October 11 -
null Older Australians have a range of options for appropriate and affordable housing should they leave the family home. Presentation by Housing for the Aged Action Group. ...
posted on 11th Oct 2017
Government fails to take decisive action on Retirement Housing
The government has chosen to opt out of any meaningful action on unfair contracts, high exit fees, poor complaints processes and treatment by village managers and operators. ...
posted on 8th Sep 2017
Retirement Housing Residents want reform action now
Victoria has the opportunity to lead the rest of the nation on retirement housing reform. ...
posted on 14th Aug 2017
Retirement villages under federal scrutiny
COTA Victoria supports the resulting investigation initiated by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and wants to see the issue on COAG’s agenda so that all states commit retirement housing reform. ...
posted on 14th Jul 2017
New Retirement Housing Advice Service
Victoria’s first service dedicated to supporting people in Retirement Housing will be up and running from the 3rd of July 2017. ...
posted on 10th Jul 2017
Calls for action at federal and state level on retirement housing
Alan Fels, Bill Shorten and Aged Care Minister Ken Wyatt all agree, something must be done to address the treatment of older people in Retirement Villages. ...
posted on 28th Jun 2017
Retirement village residents often left in the dark over complex contracts
COTA Australia, is calling on the federal government to consider implementing a national regulatory system for retirement providers. ...
posted on 27th Jun 2017
Residents call for better laws for retirement housing
Over a hundred residents of retirement villages and key organisations called for changes to retirement housing laws at a recent forum. COTA Victoria, Housing for the Aged Action Group, Residents ... ...
posted on 15th May 2017
Congratulations to Retirement Housing Campaigners
COTA Victoria acknowledges the long and tireless campaign for reform by retirement living residents. Our warmest congratulations to YOU the RESIDENTS on the significant report handed down by the Victorian ... ...
posted on 14th Mar 2017
COTA Victoria welcomes retirement house sector recommendations
COTA Victoria welcomes retirement house sector recommendations The state’s peak body for older Victorian today congratulated the Legal and Social Issues Committee on its report and recommendations for reform in ... ...
posted on 7th Mar 2017
Call for action on Retirement Housing Report
CALL FOR ACTION ON RETIREMENT HOUSING REPORT: Tuesday 7th March 1.15pm, steps of Parliament House If you live in a retirement village, residential park or independent living unit and want ... ...
posted on 6th Mar 2017