For those who are retiring from work there are numerous aspects of the future to consider. The main factor for most people is likely to be how to finance a home for an unknown number of years on a reduced income.

Anyone with an idea of owning their own home knows of Channel 4’s Phil Spencer.  The co-host of Location Location Location, who plays the affable foil to the slightly bossy Kirsty Allsopp, has a wealth of knowledge on the property market.

They’ve built a new school at the back of our houses, and as a result the owner of the end house has informed everybody that – with the council’s permission – they’re going to block off one end of the path behind our properties. The result will be that, instead of it being 20 metres from my front door to my back gate, it will be 600 metres! Can they do this?

Housebuilder Lovell is one of the key players in a huge scheme to regenerate Miles Platting. The scheme, known as Gener8, is a £150m project aimed at providing affordable housing for families.