How Self-Storage can help when Downsizing for Retirement
When you retire, downsizing makes a lot of sense. Any children will have left home, their rooms are empty, and the maintenance of a large family home and garden is getting harder. Rather than spending your retirement in a half empty house, many people use this opportunity to move somewhere more manageable, and at the same time release some equity to enjoy in retirement.
One of the main barriers for people contemplating downsizing is where they are going to store all their ‘stuff’, which they’ve accumulated over the years! Whilst downsizing is a great opportunity to have a good clear-out of items that are no longer used or needed, there will inevitably be some items that may want to be kept, but which there may not be room for at a new, smaller home.
This is where self-storage plays a part. Perhaps they’re sentimental items that are not needed on a day to day basis but don’t want to be parted with; or perhaps there’s less storage space at a new home so somewhere is needed to store seasonal items; or maybe not all the furniture will fit into a new home but some may be needed again.
Renting a storage facility will allow your new downsized home to remain clutter free, whilst you can rest easy in the knowledge that your belongings are safe in one of our secure self-storage units.
We can help with all your self-storage downsizing requirements, so get in touch with us today. We have unit sizes ranging from 15 – 180 square feet, and you can rent our units from as little as four weeks, with just one week’s notice when you need to leave.
