It's possible to live every stage of your life in a new house and with the huge variety of properties available, finding one to suit your circumstances is a breeze. The baby who starts off in a family home can grow up to buy a one-bedroom flat, move into a swish apartment as a young professional couple, graduate to a small family house with more bedrooms when children come along, move into a larger, more flexible double-garaged villa with space for those boomerang kids, and then downsize when the family finally leaves, ultimately moving into a retirement home. But what are the best new properties to be found for each of these stages?
