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Retirement > Retirement Village Living

Retirement Village Living

Retirement village living

Retirement villages and renting

Q. Simba I do not have a house of my own and would like to get some information on retirement villages where people can rent. I have a friend who rents a small one bed unit through the Uniting Church at Springwood NSW. I ...

Is it affordable?

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  1. Why choose a Lend Lease retirement village?
  1. Retirement villages - costs
  1. Accommodation options
  1. Choosing the right accommodation
  1. Financing retirement accommodation

Retirement village rentals

Life in a retirement village is an attractive proposition for many Australians but the ...

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Living the good life

If you are putting off the decision to make the move to retirement living, ...

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Busy hands, busy minds

Jim Livingstone always had a shed in the back yard – and now he ...

Hard at work

Having an oarsome time

Lend Lease retirement villages are filled with people from diverse backgrounds. At all of ...

While having fun

Music series hits the right note

Suzanne Gleeson’s love-affair with music has become contagious among residents at Lend Lease’s ...

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Community connections

Barry Graham taught himself to bowl when he moved to Lend Lease’s Harbourside ...

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How do I start my retirement?

How do I start my retirement?

I will reach Age Pension age early next year but don’t know how to start the process of retirement. Can you point me in the right direction?

It's easier than you think

Retirement income streams

Retirement income streams

Whether you’ve built up savings from superannuation, investment property, equity in your home, money in the bank, or an inheritance, you will need to turn this capital into an income stream which is convenient, secure and tax effective.

But how do you do this?

Will your money last?

Will your money last?

As Australians are now on average living longer, superannuation needs to stretch even further to cover living expenses. Will your money last as long as you live?

Calculate it here

Retirement Planning

Retirement Planning

Retirement planning gets bad press. The consequence is that a majority of 45 to 64-year-old Australians have entered the land of denial when it comes to this issue.

How does this affect you?

Will you get a pension?

Will you get a pension?

The Australian government offers an Age Pension for older citizens who cannot fund their own later years. It is described by the government as an “adequate” income in retirement.

Are you eligible?