European retirees on the Costa del Sol: a cross-national comparison

Swiss second-home owners’ intentions of changing housing patterns

“…People who purchased the home for the sake of spending free time, for family tradition or because of friends and/or relatives living (permanently or seasonally) in the area, show a greater intention to abandon the current housing pattern and to begin to live permanently in the destination area in the future, if compared to those who inherited or acquired the house for business or investment purposes. This is coherent with some previous studies showing "leisure" and "experience" aspects as particularly important factors in delineating the retirement migration, more than the "family and friends" aspect (Rodriguez et al 1998). Conversely, McHugh (1990, p. 243) analyses how the "depreciation" of bonds to permanent home (e.g.…”

Late life second move housing choices of international retiree migrants

“…Natural amenities received the highest importance ranking, followed by housing prices, cheaper cost of living, medical care, housing maintenance costs, recreational opportunities and then low taxes. While the importance of natural amenities is similar to results asking about favourable climate from other European and American surveys, financial considerations also appear to be of greater importance among this group of retirees than in the USA (Casado-Díaz et al, 2004;Frey et al, 2000;Haas and Serow, 1993;King et al, 1998;Newbold, 1996;Rodríguez et al, 1998).…”

Health status and access to health care of British nationals living on the Costa Blanca, Spain

“…Among the British residents on the Costa Blanca, men aged 45–64 years seemed to suffer worse health than women in the same age group, or in relative terms than older men. This suggests that a poor health condition could be a factor for an early retirement and for the move to Spain, which is consistent with the prescription of a drier and warmer winter climate for those with certain chronic conditions (Casado-Diaz, Kaiser and Warnes 2004; Rodríguez, Fernández-Mayoralas and Rojo 1998; Gustafson 2001).…”