Renting in a retirement community is helping older people beat loneliness
One in 10 people aged 65 or over feel lonely some or all of the time and say feelings of loneliness have made them feel worried or anxious, according to a poll in May by the Mental Health Foundation[i]. The…
Cost of living: Four in ten people facing retirement predict they will need to work beyond the state pension age
93% surveyed are worried about their finances post retirement 80% are worried about the rising cost of living post-retirement 56% are concerned their pensions and savings will not be enough to last their retirement years, with 42% predicting they’ll work…
Mr and Mrs Claus find their dream retirement home (not in Lapland!)
Renting a one bedroom ground floor apartment in a retirement development through retirement rentals specialist My Future Living has given Robin and Val Greenfield the peace of mind they’ve always wanted. Actor Robin (67yrs) and Val Greenfield (64yrs) who have…
Rising house prices promoting a wave of retirees to downsize and move to the coast
With Zoopla[i] recently reporting that house prices reached a record high in April 2022 but may be slowing down, more retirees are tempted to downsize according to retirement rental brand, My Future Living. Dominic Stead, Property Director at My Future…
Explore all avenues before stopping pension contributions says Punter Southall Aspire
The cost of living crisis has left nine in ten people struggling to make ends meet and concerned about funding their retirement, according to new research. To address this, many people are reducing their savings including their pension contributions. Over…
Sharon Payne takes early retirement and becomes a dog whisperer
Sharon Payne, 57 from Milton Keynes has been home and pet sitting through Homesitters Ltd since April 2018 after taking early retirement from a busy career working for a food packaging company. Before retiring at the age of 55 Sharon…
Could becoming a home and pet sitter boost your retirement income?
The cost of living is going up with energy, fuel and food prices all rising leading to many people being concerned about their finances. With inflation expected to hit 7% by spring[i] the crisis may get worse, before it gets…
Half of all homes will be rented by older people by 2035
An ageing population is driving an increase in households renting, with new analysis by Paragon Bank[i] revealing that over half of homes in the private rented sector are anticipated to be headed up by someone over 45, up from around…
Home and pet sitting is the number one dream job in the UK – and we’re recruiting !
New research by jobs search engine Adzuna[i] has revealed that pet sitter positions are among the most popular jobs in the UK after analysing more than 3.8 million job vacancies on their site. Homesitters Ltd, one of the UK’s leading…
Retirement rental apartments in Peterborough set for a busy year as retirees choose city living in 2022
A report at the end of last year by think-tank the Social Market Foundation[i] suggested people should be helped to spend their later years in urban retirement housing in towns and city centres rather than heading for the coast or…