Originally Posted by
artemis
I know a lot about rental housing in New Zealand, current and proposed rules. I would be alarmed if any company I owned shares in decided to enter that market. Check out the Residential Tenancies Act, Labour and Greens rental housing policies (and the current consultations under way), and try a sampling of the tens of thousands of Tenancy Tribunal cases every year. Almost all brought by landlords for rent arrears and damage.
Best for the villages to stick to their knitting and leave rentals to the ever shrinking pool of landlords, and the taxpayer.
As a general thing, I expect that those planning to buy into a retirement village will have homes at the more attractive end. Attractive to buyers, that is, because more likely to be standalone houses than say high rise studios. So most won't need a hybrid option, though their heirs might!