Home Economics: We’re three pensioner friends who plan to sell our homes and live together. Are there any legal or tax issues?

Make sure to consult family members and a solicitor before making a decision. Photo: Stock/Getty Images

Sinéad Ryan

We are three lifelong friends, two of whom are widowed and one single.

We have decided that we would like nothing better than to live together for our final years, although we are ‘only’ in our late 60s.