multigenerational

A third of homes are multi-generational with granny flats becoming popular

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A third of UK homes are now multi-generational, but rather than the traditional granny flat it is now mainly due to adult children living with their parents, new research has revealed. Equivalent to nine million homes in the UK, these households are classed as adults from different generations living together at the same address. Whilst … Read more

Italy’s coronavirus crisis ‘was worsened by multi-generational homes’

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Italy’s coronavirus outbreak may be so devastating because it has such an old population and the elderly come into frequent contact with the young. A study by the University of Oxford has suggested that multiple generations living under the same roofs ‘accelerated’ the spread of the virus in rural Italy. More than 31,000 people have been … Read more