Liz Bossley, a Beechcroft homebuyer, is a perfect example of how reaching state pension age needn’t mean an end to a fulfilling work life – and, indeed, that choosing to live in a retirement development can help energise one’s social life.
As an oil trader, expert on hedging and derivatives, Liz (69) has an extremely busy work life. She is not only the CEO of the Consilience Energy Advisory Group, which she established in 1999, she is also an expert court witness and has given evidence in more than 60 disputes in the field of oil, gas and emissions trading. If this wasn’t enough, she lectures at Aberdeen and Geneva universities and has written numerous professional publications, short stories and poems and is currently working on her first novel.
For 28 years, Liz lived in London’s County Hall but although she loved living there, having been widowed and experienced the challenges of the Covid lockdowns, she decided that she needed a change, as she explains:
“In 2024, I started my search for a new apartment, preferably one without stairs,” says Liz. “I was keen to live in a community, with people around me but I’m certainly not ready to move to a residential care home. I almost bought a place in Henley-on-Thames but, when that didn’t work out, I started looking for something else in the area.”
“I’d been to Windsor several times with friends and liked the town and, of course, it’s really easy to get to London from Windsor. When I started doing some online research I came across Beechcroft’s Pinewood Place development and made an appointment to visit. As soon as I walked onto the balcony of a three-bedroom apartment, my immediate thought was ‘this is the one.”
, Pinewood Place, Windsor
“I moved into my new apartment in August 2024 and I am so happy here. The apartment is spacious enough for all my stuff, but it’s warm, cosy and easy to maintain which is just as well because I’m not a domestic goddess. I have a lovely view over trees and greenery – and I can even see grouse running around. There’s enough space for guests to stay and I use the third bedroom as an office, which is important because I work – and write – at home.”
“The neighbours at Pinewood Place are all so nice and friendly. There’s plenty of social events to get involved with. We’ve been to Rock the Rec, Windsor’s music festival and are regulars at local pub quizzes. We’ve planned a visit to the cinema and some of us are going to the three-day race meeting in Windsor. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, we meet up for coffee and a chat in a gazebo in the garden.”
“Thankfully, Beechcroft welcomes well behaved pets because any development that wouldn’t take pets would have been a non-starter for me. My cat wasn’t too keen on moving house but she loves the underfloor heating in my apartment and now she’s used to the balcony, she sits there in safety, ‘shouting at the world.’
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