Older couples need a living room of one’s own | Brief letters

Separate rooms | Downsizing homes | Nigel Farage | Hong Kong fires |Idle Working Men’s ClubIt’s not just renters who need a living room (The death of the living room: ‘It’s hard to invite people over – not everyone wants to sit on a bed’, 26 November). What about a couple of senior citizens, home most of the time, who do not wish to spend every waking hour in the same room? In our local area there appear to be no flats for sale with a kitchen/diner and se