How to start a conversation about getting older and where to live?

Starting a conversation about getting older and changing where you live is never going to be easy! I have produced the following questions as a way of starting a conversation if you have come to my site not knowing what to do, good luck, if I have missed and great question you can add please let me know. 1. Have you ever thought about where […]

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You get help with unforeseen events!

Help with unforeseen events Lots of unexpected changes and events will come up during the time you take to change your property. Some of these you will be able to plan for, others not. As a family living together one of the great benefits is that you can help each other out when these things happen. To give you some examples we have experienced the […]

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Good things we have discovered since making our home bigger :-)

One of the reasons for starting MG Living Spaces is the desire to show people what its possible to do to their houses and in turn what a positive  impact this can have on peoples lives. Now I am not one for flowery wishy washy talk at all, but I can honestly say since completing our granny annexe it has given out a general feeling of […]

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Do not under estimate the amount of work you have to do!

The reason for writing this one is that although I have previously said our project is complete, I kind of thought it was, looking around our house I realise that although the really big stuff is completed, there are lots of smaller jobs still to be done. These small jobs mean all sorts of things but include the following: There is still money to be […]

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Worried about who is going to look after you, when you get old?

Where are your parents going to live when they get old? who is going to look after you when you get old? “you don’t care……………..” You do care…..but not sure what to do? Please let me help you Do you want help to protect your inheritance Knowledge to invest wisely in your property Possibly increase your property value Would like help to try to stop […]

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Please let me help you make your granny annex building as mistake free as possible?

Mistakes are very easy to make when extending or altering your home and if you get things wrong, they can be expensive and time consuming to remedy and cause all sorts of knock on effects to other areas of your project. To minimise the risk of such problems always: Find a builder, architect, engineer, ideally someone who comes recommended from a friend relative or work […]

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Never under estimate how much work is involved in a project…

Our main annex project has now been finished for around 5 years, with the inside of the house finished, although the garden still requires lots of work which has really been put on hold due to lack of money and the fact that we have a garden, somewhere to sit and have a bar-b-q and ok it is not modern but it works.. Towards the […]

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Mistakes are very easy to make when building a granny annex….

Mistakes are very easy to make when extending or altering your home. If you get things wrong, putting it right can be expensive and time consuming and can cause all sorts of knock on effects to other areas of your project. To minimise the risk of such problems always: Have a clear plan in your head what you are setting out to achieve. Try to […]

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How to start a conversation, about getting older…….and where to live?

Starting a conversation about getting older and changing where you live is never going to be easy, especially not in these Covid 19 days…… I think we started with a casual remark about us looking after my mum, but this was when she was fit and healthy we couldn’t do it now as she approaches 90!! We have been chatting together and the following are […]

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Need to get started – here is a checklist that might help you?

Where do you start? Well I am hoping this site will be the starting point for many people in the future. The first thing I did was to get a pad and write at the top of it what we were trying to achieve. Not too much detail just get down in writing your early thoughts. This I think helps you focus on what you […]

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