Iain Lock
Managing Director Health, Avison Young (Chair)
Iain is a Chartered Surveyor of over 40 years’ experience and has specialised in the healthcare sector for the past 35 years. He is a past Director of Christie & Co and Savills and has been Managing Director of Health at Avison Young, one of the largest teams in the sector in the UK for the past 11 years.
As an experienced advisor, transactions and valuer specialist, Iain has been involved in significant transactions for clients including operators, developers, lenders and investors, covering trading business assets, investments and developments. He is an RICS Registered Valuer.
He has a particular interest in the retirement living with care markets and acts for many of the main participants in this growing sector. He provided a paper to the Law Commission in its review of Event Fees in the sector and during 2016 acted as an expert on the same subject in a High Court action. Iain has recently transacted for high profile clients on trading assets, sites and investments in the sector and advised and provided valuation advice on some of the sectors most prestigious assets. He is increasingly involved in the planning process for the sector advising clients on the commercial aspects of design for operational optimisation and in providing evidence for need at planning inquiries.
His team covers the full spectrum of assets in the healthcare markets including elderly, specialist care, private hospitals, clinics and primary care.
Iain acts as an Expert in the sector having taken expert appointments on in excess of 100 cases over 25 years, with significant court experience in the High Court, at Lands Tribunal and at Planning Inquiries as part of that undertaking.
Nick Sanderson
Chief Executive, Audley Retirement
Nick Sanderson is CEO of Audley Group the UK’s largest developer and operator of luxury retirement villages.
In the 1980’s with Dr Andrew MacDonald he founded, operated and then sold Beaumont Healthcare, one of the first corporate providers of private pay nursing care homes. In 1986, that company created close care housing which offered independent living to older people in their own homes adjacent to a Beaumont care home.
After 5 years of public/private partnerships, in the early nineties he created Audley to develop a portfolio of private retirement villages. Retirement villages offer independent living to older people in purchased homes with flexible care and support to allow them to stay in place throughout their life.
The first two award winning schemes in Tunbridge Wells and Harrogate were completed by 2004. In 2008 he formed a partnership with Moorfield Group.
Audley now has 21 schemes in its programme with nearly 2500 units with a GDV approaching £1bn. The company has over 2500 customers and over 850 staff.
Mayfield Villages was launched to provide the Audley offer at a more affordable price.
Audley, together with its largest investor PFA, launched Evia Living in 2020 to introduce Audley quality retirement villages to Denmark.
The Group is multi award winning.
Nick is a Chairman of the Association of Retirement Community Operators and a member of the Standards Committee.
He is a regular speaker at national and international conferences and a contributor to several publications. He has acted as an advisor to both the public and private sector.
Verity Knight
Director – Healthcare Capital Markets, JLL
Helen Jones
CEO, Allegra Care
Helen is the CEO of Allegra Care, a seniors nursing home provider, with 8 homes in regional England.
Helen is also the COO of Amicala, a new start in the retirement communities sector.
Prior to moving to England in 2017, Helen held senior roles within the Australian care home and
retirement living industry as General Manager for TriCare Nursing Homes (1,200 residents), Chief
Operations Officer for Domain Principal Group (5,000 residents) and Executive for Strategy,
Standards and Service Development with Australian Unity Independent and Assisted Living (3,000
residents, 55,000 home care clients).
Helen holds tertiary qualifications in adult education, specialising in literacy and workplace capability
and health science management. Helen has completed several studies covering industrial relations,
psychology in business, standards implementation, and corporate governance.
Helen undertook global research to shape her award-winning residential care service model. Helen
was the first aged care recipient of the Endeavour Executive Australia Award, and is a past Board
member of the Common Age Association, a charitable organisation focused on improving aged care
standards in all Commonwealth countries.
Since arriving in the United Kingdom, Helen has established herself in the seniors living industry,
participating in think tanks and APPGs in the House of Lords, engaged with Care England and with
the National Care Forum, and formed collegiate relationships with leading care providers. In
addition, Helen has assessed the performance of over 170 care homes and undertaken site
inspections on more than 80 homes.
Helen considers it both a privilege and tremendous opportunity to be a participant in the seniors
living industry.
Tom Hartley
Managing Director, Carterwood
As managing director, Tom is part of the senior leadership team responsible for running and growing the business, building long-lasting relationships with our clients, and raising Carterwood’s profile in the sector. Tom joined Carterwood in 2010 and is a qualified chartered surveyor with over 10 years’ experience in the social care sector.
Tom works closely with Carterwood’s clients to assist with commercial due diligence, obtaining planning permission, improving the performance of existing services, and setting future strategy for groups and portfolios.
Carterwood is revolutionising and challenging the norm, driven by core values to ‘do it right’ and ‘do it fast’ and a genuine passion for innovation.
Jenny Buterchi
Partner, PRP
Jenny is an expert within PRP's later living team with extensive knowledge in designing enabling environments which promote wellbeing. She has delivered award winning housing, specialising in the provision for older people, mental health and learning disabilities. Her breadth of experience covers a range of typologies including intergenerational living, retirement housing and care homes. An outstanding architect of some 20 years, Jenny uses her experience and innovative approach to design, to deliver schemes which improve the wellbeing of all who live, work and visit them.
Michael Voges
Chief Executive, ARCO
Michael Voges is the Chief Executive of the Associated Retirement Community Operators (ARCO), the representative body for housing-with-care providers for older people in the UK. Michael set up ARCO on behalf of its founding members in 2012, and is a regular contributor to parliamentary inquiries, sector conferences and the press. ARCO’s work is focused on tackling issues around regulation and policy, self-regulation, public awareness and supply of high quality retirement communities. Prior to ARCO, Michael worked as a public sector consultant and as a journalist.
Kyle Holling
Partner, Trowers & Hamlins
Kyle co-heads our Health and Social Care Team. He is a projects lawyer with a real estate background, focused on the intersection between accommodation and health and social care provision.
Kyle has worked across a wide range of healthcare real estate based transactions involving investors, operators, the private and public sectors, from private hospitals to care homes to accommodation and other services and settings for working age people with disabilities. He also assists clients on contracting structures and models relating to service delivery, particularly in care home and domiciliary care settings.
Kyle is a leading authority and regular speaker and writer on retirement sector. He is the leading UK lawyer on "event fee" models and the regulatory regimes that underpin them and has contributed to many conferences and thought leadership pieces in this area. He is a contributor to the Urban Land Institute's good practice guide "Later Living: Housing with Care".
Kyle has a strong understanding of the Care Quality Commission regulatory regime which underpins the sector and uses that knowledge both to add value to transactional work and to provide training and advice to clients.
Henry Lumby
Chief Commerical Officer, Auriens Group
Henry has over 20 years’ experience in the UK seniors living sector. He was formerly Head of Retirement Living at Savills, Head of Sales for a south coast retirement housing operator, and Chief Development Officer for Amicala. In 2022 Amicala and Auriens where both acquired by Oaktree Capital Management. Henry became Sales and Marketing Director for Auriens Group and before becoming Chief Commercial Officer in 2024.
Henry leads the sales, marketing, partnerships, and business development functions. Auriens Group comprises Auriens Chelsea and the forthcoming Auriens Weybridge, with many more to come!
Henry was a co-founder of Allegra Care, leading acquisitions of trading care homes for the regional care home business that operates 12 care and nursing homes in a JV with Moorfield Group.
Helen Davies Parsons
Chief Executive Officer, Dormy Care Communities
C.E.O of award-winning Dormy Care Communities, Helen is a Registered Nurse with over 38 years’ experience. She has spent the past 30 years working in the Independent Care sector, previously working as a senior manager in a large care organisation in the UK. She now uses her extensive skills and knowledge to support her four care homes within the group and ensuring that they deliver the highest quality of care and service to those living in the homes.
All of the homes are designed and built to a very high standard with a focus on those living in the home being able to maintain their independence. All have digital systems in place across all departments and have a strong commitment to ESG
Helen is passionate about delivering the highest standards of care and support and truly believes that older people can continue to live an enriched and rewarding life after moving in to a care home.
In her spare time, she is a trustee of Llanelli Mind and a Magistrate in South Wales.
Dormy Care Communities own and operate four luxury care homes, based in Hampshire, Herefordshire, Dorset and South Wales, all offering residential, nursing and dementia care.
Philippa Kellar
Managing Director, Richmond Care Villages
Philippa Kellar was appointed Managing Director for Richmond Villages in October 2017. Philippa is responsible for devising and leading on the implementation of the overall organisational strategy and objectives. In addition Philippa is responsible for overseeing the operational management of the10 retirement villages located within the UK, whilst seeking and developing other opportunities to expand the portfolio.
After a very successful 4 years as Operations Director at the Bupa Cromwell Hospital, Philippa was promoted to General Manager (CEO) in January 2014. Philippa was then promoted to Acting Health Services General Manager for Bupa UK in May 2016 with the role becoming permanent in August 2016. Prior to joining Bupa Cromwell Hospital Philippa had 10 years of management experience within the NHS, in various services including, Emergency Medicine, Paediatrics, Maternity, A&E, Cardiology and other medical specialties.
Philippa has a BA(Hons) in Business Studies from the University of Westminster
Jonty Roots
Managing Director, boomer & beyond
Jonty has been a passionate exponent of insights and creativity for over 20 years, working internationally across a broad range of disciplines.
Having led award-winning brand agency Pollitt & Partners for 12 years, Jonty launched Boomer & Beyond in 2017 - an agency dedicated to the burgeoning 55+ audience. Its mission is to challenge the pre-conceptions of ‘older’ by talking regularly and openly to its audience then feed its insights directly into the creative process. Its audience-led approach connects more effectively with consumers, driving greater ROI for its clients and relevance, empathy and stimulation for their customers.
He has worked extensively in the later living sector, delivering both consumer research and branding services, for clients including; Riverstone, Amicala, Auriens, Allegra Care, Birchgrove, Retirement Living, Churchill and Opus Complete Later Living.
Anthony Oldfield
Director – Healthcare Capital Markets, JLL
Anthony is a leading expert in the care home and retirement living property markets having worked in the UK healthcare and retirement living market for over 15 years. Anthony is a Director with particular responsibility for facilitating investment into the retirement living market, for clients, through new sites, forward funding opportunities, disposals, and acquisitions of operational healthcare assets and real estate backed businesses. He is also a trustee of Brunelcare who operate a number of care home and extracare housing facilities in and around Bristol. When he is not working he enjoys leading a small group at church, walking the family dog and trying to keep up with his son on the parkrun!
Julie Fawcett
Chief Executive, Auriens Group
Shane Paull
Chief Operating Officer, McCarthy & Stone
Shane is Chief Operating Officer at McCarthy Stone and Chair of the Group Investment Committee. Under his remit he oversees land acquisition, planning and build, along with oversight of the sales & marketing functions. Shane has been with the business for 25 years, originally starting as a Land Buyer.
McCarthy Stone is the UK’s leading developer and manager of retirement communities, overseeing 530 developments for more than 21,500 older people. This includes the operation of 120 housing with care schemes, where it delivers CQC registered care and support services. It also seeks to develop c.40 new retirement communities a year, the most in the sector.
Anne-Marie Nicholson
CEO, amn Architects
Anne-Marie is an architect and leading figure in the design of later living housing and care. She launched her own practice amn architects, in May of this year assembling an expert team around her, expanding her focus to include all specialist living environments. During her 25 years in architecture, she has overseen the delivery of some 14,000 homes and care units for older people, many of which have been recognised by award bodies including the RIBA and Housing Design Awards. Having led the PRP Later Living team for 15 years she then spent three years heading up the Australian owned Life3A team in the UK and is now forging ahead with her own unique practice. Described as “extremely articulate and a passionate advocate for the housing for older people agenda, both on the public stage, and in private, is technically skilled, emotionally intelligent and always approachable’’ .
Sonia Parol
Design Director, Inspired Villages
Sonia Parol, Design Director at Inspired Villages. She designs and delivers high quality retirement villages across the country. Together with the Inspired Villages team, she is changing the perception of the later living sector through design, innovation, and connection with residents. Sonia gained her experience in the sector working with the best later living operators in the UK and while working on vertical villages in Sydney, Australia.
Sonia drives innovation and future solutions for the sector whilst managing internal design standards and always looking to push the boundaries of the later living sector. She promotes cost effective solutions and designs that support independent and inclusive living.
Sonia works with the development team and external consultants to deliver design quality, operational excellence and ensure the resident experience is exceptional.
Ed Warner MBE
Founder & CEO, Motionspot
Ed Warner Co-founded the inclusive design business Motionspot in 2012 after his friend and Co-Founder James Taylor became a wheelchair user and was left underwhelmed by the clinical design of his home. Ed has since built Motionspot into an award-winning inclusive design specialist for the built environment. Today Motionspot helps clients to go above and beyond minimum standards to create inclusively designed environments which support the diversity in our society and create a sense of belonging for everyone.
Motionspot provides inclusive design consultancy and innovative accessible product advice to some of the world’s leading inclusive office spaces, hotels, later living developments, leisure, and retail facilities across the world.
Ed is a member of the Disability Confident Business Leaders group. He was also the Government Disability Access Ambassador for the Built Environment for a three-year term between 2019 and 2022, for which he was awarded an MBE in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to disabled people.
Ed is an experienced speaker on inclusive design topics relating to the built environment including how inclusive design supports the ‘S’ in ESG and is a vital component of EDI strategies.
Tom Fleming
Director, Blackrock
Tim Seddon
Chief Executive, Retirement Villages
Steffan Goold
Director, Beaufort Capital
Ben Rosewall
Head of Investment - Later Living, Legal & General Capital
Keith Crockett
CEO, Lovett Care
Kay Cox
CEO, Signature Senior Lifestyle
Richard Valentine Selsey
Head of European Living Research & Consultancy, Savills
Stu Hamilton
CEO, Amba
Amanda Nurse
Director, Carterwood
Amanda is one of the co-founders of Carterwood and has nearly 30 years’ experience in the social care sector.
Representing clients within both the not-for-profit and private sectors, she has provided extensive disposal and strategic advice. More recently, Amanda has advised a range of private equity funds, financial institutions and corporates, with a focus on the development of elderly care homes.
Carterwood is a multi-award-winning consultancy dedicated to social care. Its team of specialists provide independent, expert analysis that helps operators, developers and investors to improve decision-making within the elderly care home and older people’s housing sectors.
As well as market-leading advisory services, Carterwood provides digital platforms for elderly care home and retirement living market analysis: Carterwood Analytics. These powerful platforms give operators, developers, investors and advisers instant access to high-level market data. Subscribers can access detailed supply, demand, wealth and fee data for every elderly care market in Great Britain and vital data to assess the viability of new retirement living schemes quicker, improve sales velocity, and maximise sale/resale rates.
Dominic Morris
Partner, Gowling
Max Weitzmann
Investment Director, Octopus Real Estate