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Autumn garden maintenance: Keep your garden thriving through the colder months
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Downsizing your home does not mean you have to downsize your life! Source: Getty Images.
Downsizing your home

Make the most of your downsized living space with these 5 nifty tips

Make the most of your downsized living space with these 5 nifty tips

Downsizing your home does not mean you have to downsize your life! Join Starts at 60 as we explore 5 handy tips on how you can get the most out of your new space.
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Discover the enriching benefits of Ingenia Lifestyle over 50s communities

Discover the enriching benefits of Ingenia Lifestyle over 50s communities

Seize the chance to attend Ingenia’s Queensland over-50s communities' open days and info sessions - take your first step towards a future filled with community and freedom.
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Gardening

‘Switched on gardener’ shares ‘clever’ tip to keep your plants thriving while you’re on holidays

‘Switched on gardener’ shares ‘clever’ tip to keep your plants thriving while you’re on holidays

As we prepare to head away for the Christmas holidays and with summer temperatures soaring, the challenge of maintaining our beloved indoor and outdoor plants becomes more pressing than ever.
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Downsizing your home

Thinking about downsizing and don’t know where to start?

Thinking about downsizing and don’t know where to start?

Rachel Lane and Noel Whittaker published a new revised 2nd edition of their book “Downsizing Made Simple”. Here are some tips to get started.
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Downsizing your home

Unlocking financial freedom: A guide to smart downsizing strategies for empty nesters

Unlocking financial freedom: A guide to smart downsizing strategies for empty nesters

Don Crellin from Resolve Finance explains how homeowners can move seamlessly into this new phase of life.
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Gardening

Must-have nifty tools for all gardeners

Must-have nifty tools for all gardeners

Whether you are new to gardening or it's one of your favourite hobbies, we have picked out some helpful tools that may help elevate your gardening game.
‘How much can I put into Super if I sell my house?’
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‘How much can I put into Super if I sell my house?’

‘How much can I put into Super if I sell my house?’

How much you can contribute to your superannuation is going to depend on your age and how much you have already contributed.
A government scheme is incentivising downsizing homes for over 55s. Source: Getty Images
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How downsizing can benefit older Australians and help the housing crisis

How downsizing can benefit older Australians and help the housing crisis

Downsizing homes in preparation for retirement is becoming increasingly popular. Government assistance is also available for down-sizers.
Understanding retirement village buyback schemes
Considering a Retirement Village

Understanding retirement village buyback schemes

Understanding retirement village buyback schemes

The conditions and timeframes for retirement village buybacks are specified by state-based legislation.

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FREE Downsizing Essentials eGuide

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Downsizing & decluttering

Downsizing & decluttering

This section covers selling a home, choosing a new home and making over-60s lives simpler by decluttering.

Home decorating

Home decorating

Add some zhuzh to your home with tips, ideas and inspiration from design and decorating experts

Gardening and home improvement

Gardening and home improvement

Our expert gardeners guide over-60s on what to grow and when to grow it

The property market

The property market

Real estate experts keep us up-to-date on the property market

Retirement Villages & Lifestyle Communities

Retirement Villages & Lifestyle Communities

Experts and insights to assist you when considering community living.

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Property porn

Stunning properties to inspire your next move.

Expert contributors

PROPERTY EXPERTRachel LaneThe Retirement Living and Aged Care Guru
Planning expertCraig ChristensenPrincipal Urban Designer
Money ExpertBrian HerdThe Elder Law Legal Eagle
DOWNSIZING EXPERTLorraine CoxThe Downsizing & Moving Guru
LIFESTYLE EXPERTSDi and Geoff EastRetirement Reviewers

Property & Home

The step-by-step guide to selling your home
Downsizing Your Home

The step-by-step guide to selling your home

It can be difficult to know where to start when you have decided to downsize and sell your family home.
Written byJessica Galley
‘Great house, nice neighbours, lots of wine: The Barossa is retiree heaven’
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‘Great house, nice neighbours, lots of wine: The Barossa is retiree heaven’

Robin has lived in pretty much every state in Australia so knows the pros and cons of each.
Written byRobin Henry
Julia Zaetta’s 10 best tips for lower-stress decluttering
Downsizing Your Home

Julia Zaetta’s 10 best tips for lower-stress decluttering

"You CAN love something and still let it go and free yourself up."
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We ask retirement expert Rachel Lane

'What's the difference between a land lease community and strata title?'

How does the land-lease model used at lifestyle communities compare with strata title, which is more common in apartment buildings? 

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Your Property Questions Answered

‘If we sell our farm and buy something smaller in town, how does that affect our pensions?’
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Downsizing & Decluttering

‘If I sell my house, how long do I have to buy another one before I lose my Age Pension?’

‘If I sell my house, how long do I have to buy another one before I lose my Age Pension?’

Property and finance expert, Rachel Lane, answers the questions: 'If I sell my house, how long do I have to buy another one before I lose my Age Pension?'
Beware of these hidden costs associated with selling your home. Source: Getty
Selling your home

The unexpected costs to budget for when selling your home

The unexpected costs to budget for when selling your home

Selling a house involves more than simply listing it on the market. Here are some of the hidden expenses that sellers should not overlook.
Handing your house over to your kids when you're still alive can come with more complications than just naming them in your will. Source: Getty.
Estate planning

‘Should I give my home to my daughter now or will it to her?’

‘Should I give my home to my daughter now or will it to her?’

"I have seen many of these types of arrangements fall down because no one applied the 'what if' analysis."
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‘Can my ex-wife’s new partner rob our kids of her home if she dies?’

‘Can my ex-wife’s new partner rob our kids of her home if she dies?’

There are several hurdles a de facto partner must jump to successfully challenge a will. But it's not impossible.

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