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Location: Derbyshire
Outfit: ElddisAvante462 Honda CRV SE2.2 i-Dtec
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Hi, Welcome to the forum, we are a friendly unch here and im sure you will get lots of advice, but in the meantime, take a look at the threads in the sites search facility for Full Timing, Living in a Caravan, or Homeless, and you should find some very useful information.
Good Luck with whatever you decide to do,
Julia
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Celebrating 37 years of Caravanning in 2019, Recently Considered Retiring, but Totally Addicted for Life!
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11/2/2019 at 1:54pm
Location: Turriff Aberdeenshi
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Yes, have a look at earlier posts on this subject. The first thing I would consider is that for many things, you will need a permanent address.
One other thing that you might consider is that you don't have to wait till you are 66 to retire. If you can get a decent enough occupational pension, you might consider moving to a less expensive area, and economise if necessary till State pension kicked in. That's what we did in our mid 50's, although the pension rules have changed since then.
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13/2/2019 at 11:38am
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Would you be staying on campsites, or 'wild/stealth' camping.
Some issues will be
you need an address for insurance, Dr's, dentist.
If staying on sites it may not be cheaper than bricks, £20/night is £600 a month.
Are you a council or private tennent? If you are thinking of renting again after you retire it may be difficult to get back into housing, you won't have references from recent landlord.
Are you claiming everything you can, could you be eligible for tax credits, council tax support.
Do you know how much pension you will get? State and company pensions. You can get a forecast from gov.uk
There are lots of people on youtube who are living in vans/boats, you can get an idea of some of the issues they have.
It is possible but not always easier.
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