Hi everyone,
I'm new to the forum and love to debate politics, health, drug policies and generally sorting out the problems of the world. hahaha!!I live alone with my two dogs on a basic state pension....need I say more?
Years ago I lived with a bunch of friends. We shared a farmhouse with a 1/4 of an acre garden/orchard 3 miles from the nearest pub and 5 miles from the nearest A road. I had 5 of the best years of my life there.
Now when I look out of any of my windows I see the red bricks of the houses that surround me. At 67yrs I sometimes wonder if I will die here, if the struggle to pay my way is worth it? Will the rest of my days just be the same? Don't get me wrong, I ain't suffering mentally, its just that when I was on that farm, we struggled financially but it was worth it. We had some of the best countryside in Cheshire in our back yard.
I have been wondering if there are people like me who would like to get together and share a house. In my dreams half a dozen (or so) OAPs share a house. A situation were we pooled a percentage of our pension towards rent/food/bills and when you looked out the window, you saw fields and would be happy to live there till the end.
I wonder if it could be done on a "co-operative" kind of thing, and buying the property. It would mean that those who signed up signed up for life and as and when we die off, our places are filled with other "lifers". This would mean that the property has a continual income and I wonder if in some way, this "continual income" could be used as a mortage repayment?
Thanks for indulging me.....thoughts?