The 150ft garden is just too much to handle and instead of a spare room there are four empty bedrooms.
People reaching retirement have different needs from young families.
There is the expense and increasing strain of maintaining a home that may have become too large for their needs. There are also those who are asset rich and cash poor and want to release some equity from their property. Retirement housing is not just about getting old and infirm. The Dukes decided to move after they found their house and garden were simply too big for their needs. We like being part of a community and being very independent but also having a certain amount of security.