Communities for working retirees

Communities for working retirees

JANE SLADE discovers that you don’t have to retire to live in a retirement community, working retirees are welcome too Although he gave up his full-time job 15 years ago, Michael Jackson (pictured above) missed the daily routine – and at the age of 75 still heads off...
House swap for BBC programme

House swap for BBC programme

BBC One’s Home Away from Home is back and they are looking for retirees who want to try out a home swap holiday in the UK Do you live in a home you’d be happy to swap with someone elsewhere in the UK for a short break? Would you like the chance to have a...
Reap – an affordable alternative to buy to let

Reap – an affordable alternative to buy to let

JANE SLADE meets the father and son behind Reap, a new ethical annuity plan that offers a fixed income from property without the headache of being a landlord Reap is a property-based financing arrangement where people lend money to an affordable housing provider which...
Why Kevin McCloud doesn’t like retirement villages

Why Kevin McCloud doesn’t like retirement villages

We need to build more schemes for people of all ages declares Grand Designs host Kevin McCloud. By JANE SLADE “We should be building communities for all ages and not segregating the old in retirement villages,” says Kevin McCloud, presenter of Channel 4’s property...
Preparing your holiday home for summer

Preparing your holiday home for summer

Now is the time to start preparing your holiday home for the summer season says JANE SLADE For those of us not lucky enough to have a management company to look after our holiday properties, expert concierge Nicole Remus advises on what we should do to get homes ready...