Renting in Exeter
Girlings offering city apartments with splendid views Annette Setterfield, 83, has been renting a retirement property in Exeter for five years. She had previously lived in the city until the 1980s, but moved to Sheffield with her husband. However, Annette’s husband...
Renting in retirement opens a new chapter for writer
Author Janet Hilderley reveals why she has chosen to rent rather than buy a retirement property With many more people choosing to rent in retirement, one lady who has chosen this lifestyle is author Janet Hilderley, 76. The writer moved in May to a one-bedroom...
Moving in with mum and dad in retirement
Retirement villages are now attracting two generations from the same family reports JANE SLADE In Selby, North Yorkshire, 101 year old Hilda Hammock moved to Anchor’s Pymble development to join her daughter Thelma, 81, who has lived there for four years. Thelma has a...
Downsizing doesn’t mean compromising on space
If you’ve spent a lifetime living in a spacious home and collecting large pieces of furniture, what can you do when the time comes to downsize? For John and Frances Jenkins, the answer was to buy a Beechcroft home at Maygate Place in Medstead, as Mrs Jenkins explains:...
