Empty Nesting and Reluctant to Downsize? Unique Matching Site Offers a LifelineThanks to a period of unprecedented wealth, many in the babyboomer generation (aged 59–77) were able to afford sizeable houses. However…Apr 28, 2023Apr 28, 2023
Unlikely Housemates Allan & Grace Help Improve Each Other’s LivesOn his return to England from the US, retired engineer, Allan, decided to settle down in picturesque Bradford on Avon in Wiltshire…Mar 2, 2023Mar 2, 2023
10 Tips on How to Combat Loneliness this Christmas and BeyondYou may be one of the 9 million people in the UK affected by loneliness, particularly around Christmas time, when many feel most…Dec 21, 2022Dec 21, 2022
Social Isolation in Mid-Life Makes You More Susceptible to Dementia — A Wake-Up Call for Those…The results of a long-term study published this month on risk factors in dementia, show that people socially isolated in their fifties are…Jun 12, 2022Jun 12, 2022
10 Great Reasons to Have Younger FriendsLooking at latest facts and figures in the UK and around the world, there are many good reasons to have friends from younger generations…Apr 27, 2022Apr 27, 2022
Younger Friends Help Us Stay Youthful says Diana MoranGreen Goddess, Diana Moran, talks to Hapipod Founder, Andrea Frankenthal, about how she maintains her vitalityApr 27, 2022Apr 27, 2022
10 Fun Intergenerational Activities for Friends of Different AgesWe live in an era of improved health management and delayed ageing. The divide between generations is diminishing and intergenerational…Apr 25, 2022Apr 25, 2022
5 Good Reasons Not to DownsizeAs the cost-of-living emergency tightens its screws, so pressure mounts on older homeowners to downsize and sell lifelong family homes…Apr 21, 2022Apr 21, 2022
Innovative Homeshare Scheme Helps Challenge the Cost-of-Living and Housing CrisesSoaring bills and impossible rents are causing widespread misery, but homeshare-with-help could offer millions a solutionApr 13, 2022Apr 13, 2022
The Uplifting Tale of Gaynor and ChristyOrdinarily active lives can so easily be derailed by sudden health problems. This was the case for Gaynor, a fitness professional…Apr 12, 2022Apr 12, 2022
Could the War in Ukraine Impact the Housing Crisis in the UK?In an incredible show of humanitarian compassion, over 200,000 UK householders have signed up to the Government’s campaign to provide a…Mar 23, 2022Mar 23, 2022
Jane, Maisy and Vee in a Homeshare with a DifferenceJane and her 12-year-old daughter, Maisy, are enjoying the recent addition to their coterie — Meela, an impossibly cute…Feb 22, 2022Feb 22, 2022
5 Ways a Spare Room can Bring you Income and Upgrade your Home LifeMany of the UK’s 18.6 million spare rooms have lain empty over the years, gathering dust, with just the tantalising promise of use by the…Feb 4, 2022Feb 4, 2022
Don’t Mind the Gap! Why having companions from a different generation is good for you.We are living longer and stronger than ever before, and ‘middle age’ is shifting later into life. It is harder now to differentiate between…Nov 26, 2021Nov 26, 2021
Older Homeowners Can Help Counter the UK’s Housing Shortage Without DownsizingPressure is mounting on older people to sell lifelong family homes, but there is an alternative way to challenge social isolation and the…Nov 15, 2021Nov 15, 2021
Is it Au Revoir to Au Pairs?An au pair shortage is leaving almost a million and a half families without affordable childcare, but there is a practical alternativeOct 14, 2021Oct 14, 2021
Graduating Upward But Not OnwardImpossible rents are preventing millions of graduates and young people from leaving home but a new initiative to exchange time for fees…Jul 19, 2021Jul 19, 2021
Where Age Doesn’t Count!Unique Matching Site Connects Compatible Homesharers Across the Generations to Exchange Time or Help for Affordable RoomsJun 6, 2021Jun 6, 2021
Forget About My Troubles, I’m Bathtub GazingA layperson’s take on the bigger questionsAug 16, 20202Aug 16, 20202
The new 50; single with a 5 year oldBeing an older mum is no longer extraordinary. While the chance of having a miscarriage doubles for women in their early 40s, the…Jul 18, 2020Jul 18, 2020
