Anchor’s retirement home of the future

Anchor’s retirement home of the future

Anchor, England’s largest not-for-profit provider of retirement properties, envisages us retiring to high tech homes offering virtual yoga classes and even a virtual pet Homes that make living easy and people less lonely are key to ensuring a happy retirement. No one...
New code promises clarity over fees charged by retirement villages

New code promises clarity over fees charged by retirement villages

A new consumer code launched by ARCO (the Associated Retirement Community Operators) assures retirees that all fees and charges will be disclosed before they move into a retirement village and that the controversial event/exit fee is fully explained At the launch,...
A hideaway for all seasons

A hideaway for all seasons

JANE SLADE enjoys a stay at a villa owned by the Hideaways Club in the fashionable Turkish resort of Kalkan and talks to some Brits who have built their own properties there It’s hard to measure the excitement of approaching your overseas villa bathed in sunshine,...
Fixed-fee agency offers landlords an alternative

Fixed-fee agency offers landlords an alternative

A new company is offering London landlords a real alternative to the rip-off letting agent reports JANE SLADE The change in tax legislation announced in July, which removes the perk of deducting mortgage interest payments from rental income when calculating a...
Luxury living in Christchurch

Luxury living in Christchurch

Renaissance Retirement, chosen by the Prince of Wales to build the first retirement development at Poundbury in the 1990s, opens a new scheme in Christchurch, Dorset Home owners living in one of the new one and two-bedroom retirement apartments at the Fleur-de-Lis...
Building bigger, better retirement villages with care

Building bigger, better retirement villages with care

JANE SLADE talks to Nigel Welby, CEO of Retirement Villages, about his plans to extend and expand the group’s villages Building large retirement villages, particularly in rural areas, makes sense for active retirees looking for an environment that offers a wide choice...