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RETIREMENT FLAT OR BUNGALOW ?

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EllanVannin Wed 26-Dec-18 13:59:31

Retirement flats are the answer as they usually have closed circuit safety measures.
Or if you must have a bungalow a panic alarm is always a good idea, not just as a safety measure but in case of accident/illness/or a fall.

I don't know the area you mention but you can go online and find out about crime rates etc in that area.

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VIOLETTE Wed 26-Dec-18 13:48:40

I shall be returning to live in the UK hopefully in Spring ....but cannot decide at 71 and likely to be returning alone (after husband dies from terminal cancer (not meant to sound cynical ,,,just a fact !) looking at specialist retirement apartments (very very expensive !) or a detached bungalow (slightlycheaper !) ...but, I wonder, at my age and alone, would a bungalow be a good idea ? I think about gardening, maintenance, safety, security ...this would be in Newcastle Upon Tyne or Whitley Bay, both areas I love .......any one done the same thing, and do you feel safe if you chose the latter ?? Read so much in the press nowadays and on tv about safety on your own in the UK it concerns me ! Thanks anyone

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