Georges Court, Clarence Road

An ideal opportunity to buy this first floor apartment at a fully managed retirement development that maintains your independence. Features include communal areas such as gardens, a lounge and onsite restaurant. There is a visitor guest suite, lift access and a warden-call pull cord in each room.

St Georges Court comprises of 49 spacious apartments and bungalows, mainly one and two bedrooms, the communal areas are decorated to a high standard to include a very comfortable communal lounge, on-site restaurant, guest suite, landscaped gardens and ample car parking. The services on offer are much greater than is usual in standard retirement apartments or sheltered housing. The Leasehold Very Sheltered Housing available at St Georges Court offers older people the opportunity of retaining their independence and improve their quality of life and remain in their own homes for as long as possible.

The spacious apartment comprises: one bedroom, lounge/diner, shower room, fitted kitchen, parking facilities and double glazing and central heating and is approached from the St George's Court reception area, with lift to the first floor.

General Information:-

There is a team of staff working on a shift basis, managed 24 hours a day. The monthly service charge covers the costs of external maintenance, buildings insurance, up keep of the grounds and one and half hours of domestic assistance per week per individual property.

TENURE: Leasehold

SERVICE CHARGE: There is a service charge that currently amounts to £506.13 per month.

It is important to note that a significant proportion of the Service Charge relates to items which the prospective purchaser is responsible for in their present home, such as building insurance, building maintenance, gardening, and domestic help.

The lease provides that a transfer premium is payable to Retirement Security on resale of a property. The maximum premium payable is 3% of the sale price depending on the length of time an Owner has lived at the property. Further information is available from the Court Manager.