Transforming land into thriving communities for older people
McCarthy Stone is the UK’s leading developer and manager of retirement communities.
Our retirement villages and developments enrich the lives of our customers and their families offering independence, safety, care services, friendship and peace of mind. With an ageing population our communities are essential for easing both the housing crisis and the pressure on care services. Quality and service are integral to everything we do.
Why work with us? McCarthy Stone makes it easy
With decades of expertise and experience in buying sites and obtaining planning permission, you can rely on us for a smooth, straightforward and quick acquisition process even for challenging sites. We pay a generous commission for all successful introductions too. We have won multiple awards and are the only developer to achieve five star customer satisfaction ratings from the Home Builders Federation (HBF) each year since the award began.
- We currently manage 487+ developments
- We have 21K+ older people living in our communities
- We have brought 215 sites in the last five years
- We’ve invested over £150m in land in 2023
- 97% of the site we acquire are brownfield
We buy land for three types of retirement communities
Retirement Living - apartments for people aged over 60.
Retirement Living PLUS - assisted living for people aged over 70.
Retirement Bungalows and Cottages
- A popular downsizing option for over 55s, often part of a retirement village.
- Two and three-bedroom bungalows/cottages
- Modern, contemporary interiors
- Private outside spaces
- Excellent security features
- Minimum 1:1 parking
What kind of land do we buy?
We consider every type of land deal, whether unconditional purchase, conditional contract, or option agreement. And we’re not shy of a challenge – we’ll always consider ‘difficult sites’. Although we do have preferences.We prefer to buy land that:
- Is within half a mile/easy walk to shops and amenities
- Has good public transport links
- Is typically brownfield land
- Covers 0.6 to 6 acres (0.2 to 2 hectares)
- Offers scope for a three-storey (or higher) development
Examples of good potential sites:
- Local authority surplus car parks or buildings
- Police and fire stations
- Garages
- Car dealerships
- Care homes
- Office buildings
- Sports grounds
- Garden centres
- Depots
- Hotels
- Areas of larger sites owned by house builders
Our stand on sustainability
Respect for the environment and biodiversity is important to us and our ambition is to divert 99% of our waste from landfill across all sites and be 100% Considerate Constructors. We use more environmentally Modern Methods of Construction in many of our builds and have a have a clear sustainability policy.