When renting instead of owning is a lifestyle choice for older tenants
Gill South05:00, May 31 2021 JASON DORDAY/Stuff Michelle McMahon was sick of pouring all of her money into her Auckland home, and never having any spare. Now, she rents. Moving on from the family home can be a big step, but it opens the door to the next chapter. Forever Homes shines a light on the options for retirement in style. We’ve grown up thinking that renting is something we do when we’re young, before and after the OE, or in the first few years of working. After that, we buy our own place. This is no longer the reality. It takes, on average, 8.5 years to save for a deposit for...