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We buy land
We buy land to build award-winning retirement properties, creating safe and sociable communities for the over 60s. We pay generous commission too.
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 choose 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 and have won multiple awards, reflecting our expertise and commitment to delivering high quality retirement communities.
- We currently manage 560+ developments
- We have 23,000+ older people living in our communities
- We purchased 46 sites last year and have acquired over 200 sites in the last five years
- 97% of the site we acquire are brownfield
We buy land for three types of retirement communities
Retirement Living - apartments for over 60s
- One and two-bedroom apartments
- Independent living in private apartments
- House Manager and emergency call system
- Beautifully landscaped gardens
- Built to Lifetime Homes standards
- Shared communal lounge
Retirement Living Plus - extra care living for over 70s
- One and two-bedroom apartments
- 24-hour on-site staff delivering flexible care packages
- Domestic assistance
- Wheelchair accessible throughout
- Restaurant/bistro with on-site kitchen
- Care Quality Commission-registered
Retirement bungalows for age 55 and over
- Exclusively for people aged 55 and above
- One, two and three-bedroom retirement bungalows
- Emergency call system
- Independent living in private retirement bungalows
- Often part of a retirement village
- Built to Lifetime Homes standards.
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.
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 friendly Modern Methods of Construction in many of our builds and have a clear sustainability policy.
Get in touch if you know of land for sale
We have a professional team of land experts up and down the country looking for land for new projects. We want to hear from you if you own, or know of, land that might be suitable for our retirement communities. Contact us with no commitment at: landwanted@mccarthyandstone.co.uk or fill in our form.