Try out a retirement apartment before you buy
Enjoying a trial stay at a retirement apartment takes the fear out of downsizing reports JANE SLADE We wouldn’t buy a car before taking it for a test drive yet when it comes to a home we’re happy to write a cheque after a couple of visits. However with retirement...
Brits shun retiring to Europe
New research reveals post Brexit boom in demand for retirement housing in UK as concerns rise about retiring abroad According to housing and care provider Anchor, some 45 per cent of people aged 50+, are now less likely to retire abroad. And of those previously...
Retirement living offers older people a social life
Living in a retirement community helps people feel less lonely A recent survey carried out for the Jo Cox Commission on loneliness found that almost three-quarters of older people in the UK are lonely. Loneliness is a major public health concern; however, having an...
Retirement Village on TV
Audley Inglewood, the luxury retirement village near Kintbury in Berkshire, has featured in a BBC documentary Holding Back the Years, presented by Angela Rippon The programme is the second in a thought-provoking five-part series which will see various celebrities...
