katmarie Mon 04-Jun-18 12:56:15

It's not just about moving to a smaller place though, for my parents to move out of their property they would have to take a high rise flat on the other side of town, away from their friends and neighbours, some of whom they've known for 40 years, they also have close family nearby, who provide them with support. Neither of them drive, and as they are in their seventies getting over to visit their old friends and neighbors would be very hard, so effectively they would be abandoning the support network they have at the time in their lives when they need it most, not to mention the difficulty living in a high rise might impose on a pair of pensioners. In addition moving to a flat would be impossible for their dog, so he would have to be rehomed too, which would be awful for them and the dog. They would move to a smaller place, if there was one within their community, but there isn't.



I do sympathize with people who need a bigger family home, there are a lot of people under occupying houses, but there isn't a simple solution.