Author Archives: john graham

Retirement Housing – A Game Changer.

Posted on October 1, 2016 by john graham

This post follows on from my previous post and builds on the many comments I have had on this and earlier posts on the subject of Retirement Housing.   (You can find them all in the Topics List under the … Continue reading →

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Retirement Housing – Government Perspective.

Posted on September 27, 2016 by john graham

This follows on from the previous blog on my market overview of retirement housing. The current Government only has housing for new starters on the housing ladder in it’s sights.    They see retirement housing as a luxury only to … Continue reading →

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Retirement Housing – A Market Overview

Posted on September 26, 2016 by john graham

I have written a lot about the current state of the retirement housing market in the last twelve months,though it mainly reflects the relative inactivity in a stalled housing economy.    ( You can see my earlier posts by clicking … Continue reading →

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“Daylight Robbery”

Posted on September 18, 2016 by john graham

Most robbery is done in the dark.  More daring robbery in the day usually requires a disguise. Pirates had patches over one eye.  Stagecoach robbers in cowboy films had their neckerchiefs pulled up over their faces.  Modern day jewellery thieves … Continue reading →

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“NHS Crisis Looming”

Posted on September 11, 2016 by john graham

Over the summer months, the NHS has regularly been in the news headlines again with one problem after another.  Here are two recent examples:- “Thousands have surgery cancelled at last minute” (The Times – 15th August) “Dementia care lottery exposed” … Continue reading →

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It’s your funeral 😄

Posted on September 4, 2016 by john graham

Buying a funeral plan is a way of making sure there is  enough money to pay for your last big send off yourself, rather than leaving the bill to be picked up by unhappy relatives when you are gone.   … Continue reading →

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“Bungalow conflation”

Posted on September 1, 2016 by john graham

I have never had a conflation before, but it is a trendy word to use, which is in the news a lot recently, so hear goes.   My last two blogs have been about the planners restrictions on building houses … Continue reading →

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“Bungalow Heaven”

Posted on August 28, 2016 by john graham

I was reflecting on my last blog “Bungalow Wild Goose Chase” and wondered what would happen if we turned everything on its head and did what the customers want e.g. build bungalows everywhere? One of the arguments against building bungalows is … Continue reading →

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“Bungalow Wild Goose Chase”

Posted on August 21, 2016 by john graham

A bungalow is the dream retirement home of many older people. I first wrote a blog about downsizing in 2012 when Grant Shapps, then a newly appointed Housing Minister announced a bold new initiative to encourage the elderly to move … Continue reading →

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“My Little Tin Box”

Posted on August 14, 2016 by john graham

When I was young we didn’t have a lot of money and I remember my mum used to have a tin box on the mantlepiece where she saved money for the rent, the insurance, Christmas, my school uniform – a … Continue reading →

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