Retirement Village Law

Burke Melrose are acknowledged leaders in retirement village law. We currently provide specialist services to a large and diverse range of operators, advising large corporates as well as private, religious and welfare, and charitable operators. We also advise statutory supervisors. We provide expert advice on the following:

• The Retirement Villages Act 2003 and its associated regulations and the Code of Practice
• The structuring and financing of retirement villages
• Occupation right agreements
• Loans to residents
• The preparation and updating of retirement village disclosure documents
• The appointment of and ongoing relationship with statutory supervisors
• Advertising and general legal compliance
• Complaints and disputes

We act on the sale and purchase of retirement village businesses and undertake specialist due diligence reviews.