Upsizing in retirement

Upsizing in retirement

Bigger is better; retirees are demanding more space not less when they move reports JANE SLADE After nearly 50 years as a foreign correspondent with the BBC and Sky News Christopher Morris has accumulated a lot of stuff. In fact, he has converted one of the four...
New retirement village in Watford

New retirement village in Watford

Mayfield Villages, part of the luxury retirement village group Audley, has announced its first village providing 253 properties   The site in Watford, Hertfordshire will form part of Watford Riverwell, a £400 million mixed use regeneration partnership that is reviving...
Never too old to be a first time buyer

Never too old to be a first time buyer

  Age isn’t holding back Geoffrey Green from becoming a first-time buyer. At 98, the former tenant farmer on the Blenheim Palace Estate decided he was tired of being ‘chief cook and bottle washer’ so he opted to move to a retirement village. Report by ELLIE...
A new development for retirees in the North West

A new development for retirees in the North West

Specialist retirement living developer PegasusLife has completed its first age-exclusive development in the North West, Chapelwood in Wilmslow The development is PegasusLife’s first to offer a full range of social amenities on site including a deli cafe, as well as a...
Downsizing to rent

Downsizing to rent

Older generations are increasingly opting to downsize and rent in their later years reports Ellie O’Donnell New research from letting agents Countrywide has revealed that the number of retirees renting in later life has increased, making up to eight per cent of...