1 bedroom apartment for sale
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Property description & features
- Estate Manager and 24/7 staffing
- 24-hour emergency call system
- Lifts to all floors
- Communal Lounge & Function Room
- Table service restaurant serving freshly prepared meals daily
- Wellness suite/Hairdressing salon
- Guest suite for family or friends
- Landscaped gardens
- Laundry rooms - Mobility scooter store with charging points
- Close to all local amenities & transport links
A beautifully presented, energy efficient and accessible one double bedroom second floor apartment, benefitting from having a southerly aspect within this highly desirable, pet friendly retirement development, specifically designed for later life independent living, providing a little extra help when needed. Enjoy the table service restaurant, landscaped communal gardens, the impressive split-level lounge for socializing plus a host of other services for a happy and relaxing retirement.
Summary - Kings Place is a Retirement Living Plus development (formally assisted living) built by McCarthy & Stone, designed specifically for the over 70s, this development comprises 63 one and two bedroom apartments. The development has an Estate Manager who leads the team and oversees the development. This apartment has a modern fully fitted kitchen, underfloor heating, fitted and tiled shower room with level access shower and a 24-hour emergency call system.
Communal facilities include split-level homeowners lounge where social events and activities take place. Kings Place also features a smaller communal sun lounge with views of the landscaped gardens and surrounding areas. There are two fully equipped laundry rooms, a wellbeing suite and a restaurant which is table service and serves freshly prepared meals daily. If your guests wish to stay, there is a guest suite accommodation which can be booked (fees apply). There is a 24-hour emergency call system provided by a personal pendant and call points in the apartments entrance hall, bedroom and bathroom as well as onsite management 24 hours a day.
One hour of domestic support per week is included in the service charge at Kings Place with additional services including care and support available at an extra charge, this can be from as little as 15 minutes per session which can be increased or decreased to suit your needs.
Entrance Hall - Front door with spy hole leads to the large entrance hall - the 24-hour Tunstall emergency response system is situated in the hall. From the hallway there is a door to a walk-in storage cupboard/airing cupboard. Illuminated light switches, smoke detector, apartment security door entry system with intercom. Doors lead to the living room, bedroom and shower room.
Living Room - A very well presented and spacious living/dining room benefitting from having a glazed patio door with windows to side open to a juliet balcony looking out over one of the gardens and a southerly aspect. Two ceiling light points, raised power points. TV & telephone points, Sky & Sky+ connectivity. Partially glazed doors lead onto a separate kitchen.
Kitchen - Modern fully fitted kitchen with an excellent range of white high gloss kitchen units with contrasting worktops and tiled splash backs, tiled floor. Stainless steel sink with lever tap. Built-in electric oven, ceramic hob and stainless-steel extractor hood. Fitted integrated fridge/freezer and under pelmet lighting. Dishwasher. Electronically operated double glazed window.
Bedroom - A double bedroom of good proportions with walk-in wardrobe housing shelving and hanging rails. Ceiling lights, raised power points, TV and phone point. Double glazed windows. Southerly aspect.
Shower Room - Fully tiled and fitted with suite comprising a level access shower with a thermostatically controlled shower. Close coupled low level WC, vanity unit with wash basin and mixer tap and an illuminated mirror above. Electric ladder style heated towel rail. Slip resistant floor tiling. Emergency pull cord.
Service Charge (Breakdown) - . Cleaning of communal windows
. Water rates for communal areas and apartments
. Electricity, heating, lighting and power to communal areas
. 24 hour emergency call system
. Upkeep of gardens and grounds
. Repairs and maintenance to the interior and exterior communal areas
. Contingency fund including internal and external redecoration of communal areas
. Buildings insurance
One hour of domestic support per week is included in the service charge
The Service charge does not cover external costs such as your Council Tax, electricity or TV, but does include the cost of your Estates Manager. Find out more about service charges please contact your Property Consultant or Estates Manager.
Service Charge: £8,876.27 per annum (up to financial year end 30/09/2024)
Leasehold - Ground rent: £435 per annum
Ground rent review date: June 2030
Lease: 125 Years from the 1st June 2015
Car Parking - Parking is by allocated space, The fee is usually £250 per annum, but may vary by development. Permits are available on a first come, first served basis. Please check with the Estates Manager on site for availability.
No Stamp Duty To Be Paid On This Purchase. -
Additional Information & Services - . Superfast Fibre Broadband available
. Mains water and electricity
. Electric room heating
. Mains drainage
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