If you’ve spent a lifetime living in a spacious home and collecting large pieces of furniture, what can you do when the time comes to downsize? For John and Frances Jenkins, the answer was to buy a Beechcroft home at Maygate Place in Medstead, as Mrs Jenkins explains:...
A collection of six bungalows are being launched by Mulberry Homes this weekend in Houghton Conquest in Bedfordshire Prospective home buyers are invited to view the Marston Show bungalow at Houghton Fields development, which will comprise six three-bedroom bungalows...
One of the most traumatic things about downsizing is having to get rid of cherished items collected over the years. What if you could find a retirement apartment big enough for those treasures you can’t live without? Retired businesswoman Anne Hobson, 78, found room...
Why parents are moving back in with the kids. By Jane Slade “My daughter refers to us as the gipsies at the bottom of the garden,” laughs John Dier hugging a cup of coffee in the Scandi-log house he and his wife call home. Chef John, 63, and Pearl, 79, moved from...
Bigger is better; retirees are demanding more space not less when they move reports JANE SLADE After nearly 50 years as a foreign correspondent with the BBC and Sky News Christopher Morris has accumulated a lot of stuff. In fact, he has converted one of the four...
New research reveals that living among friendly neighbours is the key to happiness in retirement A survey conducted by housing and care provider Anchor, reveals that living amongst neighbours who will ‘pass the time of day’ is one of the most significant contributors...