Lifestyle
How retirement communities can help single women conquer loneliness
Many women will find themselves living alone in later life. Some will feel lonely. An easy solution is to move to a retirement community. On average women live longer than men which means they will end up living alone. Some 1.4 million older women in the UK are...
Valentine celebration at Wadswick Green
Wadswick Green retirement Village has just celebrated the first engagement between two homeowners Bob Spokes, 80, and Nina Oldfield, 82, proved that love knows no age limit when cupid’s arrow struck from across the busy restaurant at the Wadswick Green retirement...
100 per cent home-exchange offer from Rangeford
Rangeford Villages, an award-winning later living property specialist, has introduced a 'Home Exchange’ offer*, where buyers can receive up to 100% market value for their existing property This offer ensures that prospective owners avoid the stress and hassle...
The attraction of lock up and leave
The demand for homes you can lock up and leave is on the increase among the older generation A survey of Cognatum retirement residents revealed that over 25 per cent of them expected to spend two months or more away from their homes every year. “Extensive travel is...
Homewood Grove in Surrey unveils new show home
Homewood Grove, the contemporary lifestyle village for the over 60s in Chertsey, Surrey has unveiled its new two-bedroom show home which is ready to view Homewood Grove will have 116 one, two and three-bedroom apartments with onsite amenities and 24/7 extra care...
Adlington launches two new retirement communities in Bedfordshire and Birmingham
Adlington Retirement Living opens the doors to The Newells in Kempston, Bedfordshire this month, and prepares to open Broadleaf House in Sutton Coldfield from February 2024 The Newells is in the very heart of Kempston, with a history that predates neighbouring...
New Bark Park opens at pet-friendly Siddington Park
Cirencester's new retirement complex, Siddington Park, has just held the grand opening of the first ‘Bark Park' The Bark Park is an enclosed interactive dog park, situated in the heart of the retirement village operated by Rangeford Villages in Gloucestershire. The...
Father and son enjoying retirement together
It's not just young adults who are living with their parents for longer these days. A role reversal is going on among the over 60s generation too - with older parents moving in with their retired children. With one in four people set to be over 65 by 2050 (according...
How moving to a retirement community can rid feelings of loneliness and isolation
Loneliness is now widely recognised as a major issue in society which can severely impact health, well-being and confidence Research has shown that social isolation or loneliness in older adults is associated with a 50 per cent increased risk of developing dementia, a...
How to retire in luxury
Wealthy baby boomers have never had it so good when it comes to finding a luxurious retirement property Downsizers can upscale to a grand estate like Wildernesse House in Sevenoaks, where one-bed apartments, priced from £595,000, can come with a kitchen island and...