Episode 50 – Guest expert, Nicki Munns discusses downsizing

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In this podcast, Lesley talks to Nicki Munns, from Kent based All-Organised, about the increase in people downsizing their homes from a larger property to a smaller one. Downsizing is becoming increasingly popular but it can be a hugely overwhelming task for people to tackle the project alone. People are turning to specialist downsizing companies to help them manage the task - from decluttering to administrative tasks to working out suitability of furniture.

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Show Summary

Kitchens can be one of the most difficult areas of the home to declutter when downsizing.
Compromise is often needed to ensure you take just those things that you are going to need in the new version of your life.
Checking that your current furniture will fit is critical.
Often retirement properties that are new are staged to make them look bigger, so this can be an additional challenge.
There are often great storage options in retirement properties but it is still likely to have less storage than you are used to.
Photograph antiques and send them off to local antique dealers to see whether they have any saleable value.
Consider giving furniture to charity when you are downsizing.
Lofts and garages are more straightforward to declutter as there tends not to be the emotional attachment.