Advertorial Articles
Your checklist before moving to a retirement property
JANE SLADE offers some essential tips and questions you should ask when you go and view a retirement development
Luxury later living – show suite now open
The Landsby is a new concept in luxury later living, offering stylish one and two-bedroom apartments set in private-members’ club-style surroundings.
Phase one apartments are available to buy now (50 per cent sold), from £490,000 to £1,600,000*.
Discover the lifestyle you could lead at the Landsby. Call 020 3143 8876 to book your appointment today.
*Additional charges applicable
Latest articles
Retirement Living meets contemporary design at Wadswick Green
Wadswick Green, the lifestyle village for the over 60s, a few miles from Corsham, proves that it is possible to combine modern design with the comfort of retirement living. The village’s newest phase ‘Almond Close’ offers 45 brand new one, two and...
read more
Poldark attracts retirees to Cornwall
BBC’s drama Poldark is back for a fifth and final series shining the spotlight on Cornwall where the programme is filmed Visit Cornwall found that 13% of visitors cited the BBC programme as the key reason for coming to the region. But it is now also proving a magnet...
read more
Kasbah Angour – a Moroccan paradise in the Atlas foothills
JANE SLADE discovers a hilltop oasis 30 minutes from Marrakesh offering walks in the Atlas foothills Winston Churchill once said that Marrakesh was the nicest place on earth to spend an afternoon. He loved watching the sunset over the mountains.Of course in the 1930s,...
read more
Homes available at Windsor retirement village
Newly opened Castle View Windsor is offering one, two and three-bedroom apartments from £375,000Castle View Windsor, nominated ‘UK’s Most Outstanding Retirement Living Development' by UK Over 50s Housing, is a new generation retirement village where the...
read more
Join a summer of fun for free at Churchill Retirement Living
Churchill Retirement Living’s garden parties are back, and better than ever, taking place at its Lodges across the UK throughout the summer.Everyone is welcome to attend the free events, where visitors are invited to these stunning lodges to enjoy live...
read more
How Part-Exchange is taking the weight off retired property-seekers
Looking for a new retirement property is exciting, you can envisage all your décor ideas, soak up the community you could be a part of and explore the surrounding area.But then you remember one thing: the dreaded housing chain.To banish this unwanted worry and make...
read moreInterviews
Sheila Hancock on how she is making the most of her 80s
Sheila Hancock talks to Retiremove about her new film Edie and why she has no intention of retiring at 85 BY JANE SLADE Sheila Hancock is quite matter of fact about getting old. “I think it’s good to keep the stairs as it means I have to keep moving,” says the...
read more
Jennie Bond shares her Memory Box treasures
Former BBC Royal Correspondent JENNIE BOND reveals what she would put in her own memory box, after been inspired by those at Moore Place care home, which Jennie opened in December I'm sure most people would agree that memories, rather than possessions or...
read more
How a love of honeybees inspired a women’s new business
LOUISE MIDGLEY meets artist and beekeeper Sharon Jervis and discovers how she was inspired to create a new range of health and body-care products in her 50s As a little girl Sharon Jervis was fascinated with birds and learnt to recognise their individual calls. She...
read moreProperty articles
Experience the lifestyle with McCarthy & Stone
‘Failing to plan is planning to fail’, is a true adage when it comes to preparing for retirement and why it is never too soon to 'experience the lifestyle' at one of McCarthy & Stone's brand new developments Central to making the most of your retirement is where...
read more
Yorkshire grandmother and former Olympian is a winner at 84
At aged 84, she still visits the gym to practice standing on her head and choreograph new gymnastic routines Marjorie Carter, a grandmother from Bradford, and former Olympic gymnast, is still performing gravity-defying routines at the age of 84. Now...
read more
Bromley offers the best of both worlds for retirees downsizing
Bromley offers the best of both worlds for retirees downsizing, with affordable properties close to the capital More retired people today are favouring urban areas to enjoy vibrant neighbourhoods, restaurants, shops and good access to public transport. Estate agents...
read moreTravel
Normandy chateau available to rent
A magnificent Normandy chateau dating from 1650 is launching this spring as an exclusive-use self-catering retreat. Located near the town of St Lo, Château de L’Angotière is the idea spot to enjoy a break with friends or celebrate a special anniversary...
read more
Zanzibar, the island that adds spice to a special holiday
by JANE SLADE My husband had disappeared beneath the waves for such a long time I feared he would not come up again. Finally he emerged, whipped off his snorkel and mask and spluttered. “I have never seen such fabulous fish,” and dived below again. A...
read more
Walking and cycling holidays in the Pyrenees
You don’t have to travel far to discover a breath-taking region you can explore at your own pace on two feet or two wheels. For those seeking fresh air, magnificent scenery and somewhere off the beaten track should take a look at what a new tour operator...
read moreGardening
Taking advantage of the light midsummer evenings
LOUISE MIDGLEY makes the most of the long balmy evenings to keep her borders in order Watering the hanging baskets, newly planted specimens, tomatoes and cucumbers in the greenhouse has to be my main priority during this ‘Flaming June’ heatwave. However, there’s a...
read more
New plants and products for 2017
Jane Slade looks at newly introduced products and plants beautiful enough to grace our gardens. Rosa Dame Judi Dench from David Austin Roses This enchanting Hybrid Musk variety named after one of Britain’s most beloved stars of stage and screen, is one of...
read more
March gardening highlights
LOUISE MIDGLEY enjoys spring colour and the promise of things to come in her garden In March, no two days are the same. Growth is rapid and a shrub that’s in bud one day can be in full flower the next. Yesterday I noticed the Sophora microphylla ‘Sun King’ had finally...
read more