http://www.pattinson.co.uk/The RETIREMENT news and information60http://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Government_ramps_up_funding_for_home_adaptations.htmCommunities Minister Baroness Andrews yesterday announced the increases in the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) as part of a package of measures designed at helping people live independently in their own homes for longer...Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:53:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Downsizing_difficult_for_empty_nesters.htmProspective empty nesters may not realise their downsizing dream for two big reasons...Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:53:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/UK_public_still_confident_in_housing_market.htmA recent BSA report into the UK public's attitudes towards home ownership reveals steadfast confidence in housing market...Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/US_cuts_rates_for_first_time_in_4_years.htmThe Federal Reserve, America's central bank, has lowered US interest rates to 4.75%, the first rate cut in 4 years, reports the BBC...Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Mass_confusion_about_retirement_provision.htmLess than half of people aged 50-66 know what their retirement income will be, reports Norwich Union...Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Euro_news_fuels_Cypriot_property_boom.htmIncreased interest in Cypriot property listed on TheMoveChannel.com has pushed the holiday hotspot up 3 places to break into the Top of the Props Top 5!...Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:55:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Higher_interest_rates_putting_a_break_on_lending.htmConsecutive interest rate rises are starting to have a slowing effect on consumer borrowing, the Building Society Association reports...Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:56:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/UK_missing_out_on_£2.7_billion_of_pensions_cash.htmUK pensioners are collectively throwing away £2.7 billion through not claiming pension credits and making unnecessary tax payments, reports Unbiased.co.uk...Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:56:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Brits_cashing_in_on_overseas_property_boom.htmThe number of British holiday home owners downsizing or selling their place in the sun and repatriating money to the UK has doubled in the last year according to currency specialists HiFX...Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:56:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Time_to_invest_in_German_property.htmAfter over a decade of being left out in the cold, recent media reports would suggest that the German property market is now one of the hottest prospects on the investment block...Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:56:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Rural_families_exposed_to_Budgets_time_bomb.htmThe Budget failed to address an inheritance tax rural time bomb, particularly for rural families...Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Younger_investors_get_into_buy-to-let.htmResearch reveals an increase in the number of younger professionals choosing to make a considered and long term investment in property...Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Wrinklies_driving_home_ownership_growth.htmNew stats project single households as the major factor in household growth projections ? with increasing male life expectancy pushing the ageing population sector...Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Pension_jargon_is_biggest_excuse_for_delay.htmThe future is on hold for many Britons as they make some odd excuses for failing to plan for retirement...Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Firms_risk_staff_retirement_plans.htmMany firms are flouting pension regulations and putting staff retirement aspirations at risk...Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/When_downsizing_becomes_a_difficult_decision.htmProspective empty nesters may not make the downsizing dream for two big reasons...Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Pensions_come_before_property.htmBritons start their retirement planning younger than any nation in the world... Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/World_is_not_prepared_for_retirement.htmSix in ten (60%) pre-retirees across the world are under prepared for the financial rigours of retirement, according to Aviva...Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Years_biggest_property_show_this_weekend.htmWith only three days to go until the launch of this year's Homebuyer Show (2-4 March) at ExCel London, the property industry is gearing up for a weekend of superb property deals, exciting investment opportunities and invaluable knowledge gathering...Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Mallorca_to_be_hot_in_2007.htmMallorca looks set for great things this year after accounting for 80% of Spanish sales at UK giant Chesterton's in 2006...Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Pensioner_ex-pats_could_be_wasting_£300_million.htmBritish citizens living abroad could be wasting over £300 million a year when claiming their state pensions, HiFX has claimed...Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Self-employed_to_lose_out_in_retirement.htmThe majority of self-employed people are aged over 50, yet astonishingly many are not saving for retirement ? yet...Fri, 09 Feb 2007 13:59:00 GMT