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The research found that across the statutory, voluntary and private sectors the average percentage of supply of senior housing units versus the population of over-65s in Scotland stood at only 5 per cent. Supply by region varied from as high as 17 per cent in Dundee to as low as 1 per cent in Orkney.
Andrew Fyfe, founder of Sovereign Property Partnership and co-author of the research, sits on the Scottish Government cross party group “Older People, Age and Ageing” which focuses on helping the Scottish Parliament to address the challenges of an ageing population.
He said: “Data from the Scottish Government and the Elderly Accommodation Counsel formed the basis of our figures and the results are quite staggering.