Why the most painful part of late-life divorce isn't losing your husband, it's... losing your home: Meet the woman who lost her £700k home in Bordeaux and now lives in a flat in Cardiff

According to the Office of National Statistics, the number of 'silver divorces' has risen by three- quarters in the past 20 years.




As well as fractured relationships and infidelity, the rise in late-life divorce is also fuelled by women fed up with old-before-their-time husbands and a lack of excitement. Few of these women anticipate that their silver divorce will cost them all the home comforts and financial security they once took for granted. Francisca Rigaud, left, Liz King, centre, and Heather Durrant, right, all now live in rented accommodation (pictured). Inset, the homes Francisca (left) and Liz (right) were forced to leave behind.