Upsize your expectations from just £175,000 on the English Riviera

Upsize your expectations from just £175,000 on the English Riviera

Renaissance Retirement’s new development of luxury retirement apartments in Paignton, Devon, is 65 per cent sold but there are still many more available Location is at the heart of the company’s one and two bedroom apartments overlooking Victoria Park. Only...
Contemporary living for over 55s in East London

Contemporary living for over 55s in East London

ELLIE O’DONNELL reports on a new development in Hackney, designed for those who want to retire to a modern home in the capital Quadra, a collection of one-and-two-bedroom apartments is the result of a collaboration between Hanover Housing Association and...
Is shared ownership and part-buy, part-rent the way forward?

Is shared ownership and part-buy, part-rent the way forward?

New research reveals that owning your own home does not always mean you can downsize in later life reports ELLIE O’DONNELL “The housing market is failing to meet the needs of older persons,” declares Helen Collins, head of housing consultancy at...
Discover your voice on a singing holiday

Discover your voice on a singing holiday

It takes someone rather special to turn a small group of mature women who have never sung together before into a respectable a capella group, says JANE SLADE after experiencing a singing holiday in Salzburg This wasn’t a typical Run By Singers holiday. In fact it was...
Making a mobility scooter a fashion accessory

Making a mobility scooter a fashion accessory

Etiquette expert Liz Brewer is never one to miss a party – even when she has broken her leg reports JANE SLADE Liz Brewer, who starred as the fearsome teacher in the TV series Ladette to Lady, decided to make The Chelsea Flower Show, her first outing after fracturing...