Getting off the property ladder
Renting in retirement means being free of home ownership When Olive Young sold her home in IIford in Essex in 2006, she had one certainty about retirement – she no longer wanted to be a home owner. Divorced and in her late 50s at the time, Olive had sold her house to...
Enjoying a new life with Beechcroft
Widow Elizabeth Wood has discovered a friendly community and a garden she doesn’t have to care for at Penhurst Gardens in the Cotswolds Elizabeth Wood knew that taking the decision to move from a big house with a large garden would be difficult – particularly when...
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...
