[MargaretR]

I hope I don't have to resort to going into Merlin Court and such like blocks.

My mum and dad lived in one at Morecambe and I know some old ladies who live in that type of sheltered housing.

It amounts to a loss of privacy, and there are lots of gossipy old biddies with nothing better to do than bitch about other residents.

Also, you are somewhat at the mercy of the warden - if she isn't up to much, life can be made miserable.

So if I ever feel the need to move from here I will probably be paying through the nose to live with the city commuters at Pondside.