John Tonkiss: Denying older people the chance to downsize is gumming up the housing market

Just 7,500 new retirement housing units are delivered annually, versus Knight Frank’s estimate of a demand for 30,000.

John Tonkiss: Part of the social care challenge is making downsizing easier

Despite clear demand for more retirement homes, only 162,000 properties have ever been built for ownership, thanks to red tape and other funding issues.