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RETIREMENT LIVING

Our stories

From 1832 onwards, the Retail Trust has been caring for, protecting and improving the lives of people working in retail. Read our stories to learn how we’ve been transforming lives for good.

RETIREMENT LIVING

Our stories

From 1832 onwards, the Retail Trust has been caring for, protecting and improving the lives of people working in retail. Read our stories to learn how we’ve been transforming lives for good.

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RETIREMENT LIVING

Our stories

From 1832 onwards, the Retail Trust has been caring for, protecting and improving the lives of people working in retail. Read our stories to learn how we’ve been transforming lives for good.

We’re always on the lookout for individuals who would be willing to share their experience with the Retail Trust. Click here to share your story. 

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Celebrating 70 years of our Leylands Estate

Leylands Estate, Derby celebrated its 70-year anniversary on 20 October 2025.

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“The Retail Trust saved me from homelessness.”

When her landlord sold the property she was living in, Chrissy was left in a precarious situation. A Facebook ad led her to the Hugh Fraser Retirement Estate and transformed her life.

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“It has been such a blessing to have a home like this.”

Michael, who is registered blind, moved into his cottage on the Leylands Estate in Derby in August 2020. In 2023 it was converted to a smart home, transforming Michael’s life and enabling him to continue living in his own home.

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“I am treated as a person with value for once in my life.”

Charles moved into his flat in the Hugh Fraser Retirement Estate at the beginning of 2020. He’d been living in a bedsit where he slept on a sofa. Due to antisocial behaviour in the local area, he felt too afraid to leave his home.