The Millers’ tale
Martina Lees meets the group behind one of Britain’s first cohousing projects: an eco-village in Essex, designed for their retirement. Tip? Start planning in your forties.
Want a happy old age? Get your friends to be your neighbours!
That’s just what empty nesters are now doing — swapping a lonely retirement for a life near companions who really do care.
Sixty, female and all living under one roof (just don’t call it a commune)
Meet the women challenging preconceptions of older women as passive and past it.
A sense of belonging: the case for more communal living in the UK
Cohousing offers people the chance to be part of a community – something many feel is lacking in wider society.
‘I find myself once again living a lie’ – older LGBT people need safe housing
Many gay and lesbian people have faced years of discrimination. They have a right to appropriate housing and support as they age.
Better housing can help tackle the crisis of loneliness in older people
In some parts of the UK, 80% of over-55s say they feel isolated, but well-designed transport, public spaces and street furniture can make a difference.
UK’s first senior co-housing project
Nearly 20 years ago, a group of women aged over 50 decided to take control of how and where they lived in their older years.
Only old girls allowed in first of its kind co-housing development
Many of us worry about getting older and how we will manage, perhaps on our own.
London’s first ‘co-housing’ project is a triumph
Six families took the plunge and built their houses together. The result is Copper Lane.
Cohousing: ‘It makes sense for people with things in common to live together’
New housing scheme offering older people the chance to live independently but in a shared community will open to residents next year.