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What does your dream retirement home look like?

Retirement Living

What does your dream retirement home look like?

There’s a lot to think about when you start the search to find the best retirement home to suit your needs. Here are some tips to help you navigate this search and find happiness with your choice.

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Inside London's first LGBTQ+ retirement community

Retirement Living

Inside London's first LGBTQ+ retirement community

We take a look at the first LGBTQ retirement community in London to discover what it’s all about.

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The benefits of living in a retirement home

Retirement Living

The benefits of living in a retirement home

When it comes time to retire, many people are left wondering whether they should downsize and move into a retirement home. Here are some of the benefits that come with making this move.

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5 benefits of retirement living at Christmas

Retirement Living

5 benefits of retirement living at Christmas

What do people enjoy about retirement living during the festive period?

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Easy ways to find the right retirement property

Retirement Living

Easy ways to find the right retirement property

How to overcome obstacles to retirement living and find your perfect new property.

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Where are the UK’s retirement living hotspots?

Retirement Living

Where are the UK’s retirement living hotspots?

 This article by freelance writer Rachel Bashford will give you updates on the reasons behind the boom in retirement living, the hotspots in UK retirement living and future retirement living trends throughout the UK.

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LGBTQ+ UK retirement living: Discover the options

Retirement Living

LGBTQ+ UK retirement living: Discover the options

For the first time in reported statistics, there has been an increase in the number of over-65s identifying as LGB, up from 0.7% of this age category in 2018 to 1.0% in 2019.

Noting the changes in societal attitudes, the ONS explains the data change as being influenced by a greater acceptance in society towards people expressing different sexual identities.

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What Is attracting single seniors to retirement communities?

Retirement Living

What Is attracting single seniors to retirement communities?

Why are an increasing number of single older people selecting retirement living as their lifestyle choice? How do we compare to the rest of the world?

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Why are investments In UK retirement communities increasing?

Retirement Living

Why are investments In UK retirement communities increasing?

The retirement housing market is attracting the attention of big investors. With a lack of housing stock to home the growing number of over-65s in the UK, we take a look at how investment is changing the face of retirement living.

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