{"id":1960,"date":"2023-04-27T06:00:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T06:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=1960"},"modified":"2023-04-27T06:06:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T06:06:53","slug":"the-benefits-of-a-lock-and-leave-retirement-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/lifestyle\/the-benefits-of-a-lock-and-leave-retirement-community\/","title":{"rendered":"The benefits of a \u201clock-and-leave\u201d retirement community"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1960\" class=\"elementor elementor-1960\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47f95d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47f95d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02f4a9e\" data-id=\"02f4a9e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e92a971 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e92a971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>A<strong>s you envisage becoming an empty-nester, great ideas come to mind \u2013 the holiday you always promised yourself, the weekends away, the big overseas trip.<\/strong><\/p><p>However, there\u2019s always a hitch when the time arises: the dog, the cat, the lawns and the pool.<\/p><p><strong>If you enter a retirement village or land lease community, then you are entering a \u201clock-and-leave\u201d community and all of those potential hitches disappear.<\/strong><\/p><p>Retirement living communities are known for being secure and safe.<\/p><p><strong>To make sure someone keeps an eye on your home while you\u2019re away, just have a word with the estate management team to let<\/strong> <strong>them know your travel itinerary.<\/strong><\/p><p>You can leave your car (and motorhome or caravan if you\u2019re not using it!) securely locked away in your garage, knowing it\u2019ll be kept safe and sound while you\u2019re off having fun.<\/p><p>The dog, the cat, the lawns and pool will all be taken care of.<\/p><p>How easy is that?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you envisage becoming an empty-nester, great ideas come to mind \u2013 the holiday you always promised yourself, the weekends away, the big overseas trip. 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