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Less can be a lot more
By Deborah Stone Published in Daily Express Friday 11th October 2019. There’s a growing trend for not just widows and widowers to downsize to retirement flats and villages but couples, too, and it’s all down to the lifestyle on offer...more
Updating retirement property
John Lavin, of Cognatum Estates, says: “There are many advantages to buying on a well-established retirement estate. The surroundings will have matured well, the estate will have established a character, and properties are likely to offer better value than a...more
How to make a home more age-friendly
The costs of moving have become so high that property owners are increasingly adapting their existing property to make it more suitable to different stages of ageing. John Lavin of Cognatum Property suggests ways in which existing properties can be...more
How to future-proof retirement living
Downsizing to a home that no longer needs to accommodate a large family is something that people often do at a stage in their life when they are still healthy, fit and active. They may be thinking about releasing capital,...more
Not all retirement housing organisations are the same
“Recent articles in the press drawing attention to inflated retirement home prices, falling values, and costly management charges and ground rents will understandably have caused concern amongst retirement home owners and buyers,” says John Lavin of Cognatum, a not for...more