Bowland View has eight two bedroom bungalows available for shared ownership. Shared ownership pricing from £61,250 for a 25% share.

Full Description - Bowland View will offer independent living with access to on-site care for people over the age of 55, with one and two bed apartments and two bed bungalows available for shared ownership.

Bowland View is located on Scholars Rise, in the charming market town of Bentham, which lies in a picturesque area on The River Wenning. Bentham has a good range of local amenities including grocery stores, a post office, pharmacy, doctors surgery, dentist, cafes and more. Bentham is well known for its spectacular views, being located west of the famous Yorkshire Dales National Park and north of the stunning Forest of Bowland, which is an area of outstanding natural beauty.

*To qualify for our shared ownership properties you must be over 65 and be approved by the Help to Buy Agent. You may qualify from the age of 55 to 64 if you have a care or support need. The minimum care need to be eligible, if you are under 65, is one hour of assessed personal care per week.

The Bungalows - Eight bungalows available at Bowland View for shared ownership from 25% with three designs: The Beech, The Aspen and The Hawthorn.

Specification - Design features have been thoughtfully included to help you live well:

Quality fitted kitchens with ceramic hob, extractor and integrated mid-height oven for ease of access
Lever taps and raised power points
Specialist flooring to shower room and kitchen, to reduce slip hazards
Level access showers
Fully carpeted living areas
Security optical door viewer
Gas central heating, with thermostatically controlled low surface temperature radiators
Mains fed smoke detector and sprinkler system to apartments
BT and TV points to lounge and bedrooms
Video door entry for added security (apartments only)
Wi-Fi in communal areas
Patio and balconies on selected apartments

Bowland View has been designed to provide fully accessible facilities for both residents and visitors, which include
Caf/bistro
Hair salon
Residents lounge
Attractive landscaped gardens with outdoor seating
En-suite Guest Room
Assisted Bathing Suite

Charges - Mandatory Charges

Service charges £292.55 per month - This covers the lighting, heating, maintenance and cleaning of the communal areas and gardens, external window cleaning, buildings insurance and estate management. Includes the payment towards the Housing and Care Manager and hardware for the emergency call system that are housing benefit eligible. It also includes the sinking fund, the cost of which you can elect to defer until you sell your home, to keep costs downs whilst living at Bowland View. The sinking fund is used to offset the cost of major repairs or replacements in the future (for instance, roof, windows, lifts)

Shared ownership rent if you buy less than 75% of the property there is an affordable rent on the share you do not own. This is calculated at 2.75% of the outstanding equity.

HOUSING BENEFIT ELIGIBLE

Both the service charge and the shared ownership rent are eligible for housing benefit and H21 can help guide you through the benefits system

Support charge £16.88 per month - Payments towards the Court Manager and hardware for the emergency call system that are not housing benefit eligible

Core support charge - £156.78 monthly billed 4 weekly at £36.18 per week. This ensures staff are on-site 24 hours a day to assist in an emergency but is not part of the planned personal care. Although not everybody will use this, it is available when needed.

Optional Charges

Personal and domestic care and support £19.96 Per Hour
£29.92 per hour Bank Holiday


Leasehold 999 years from 2021
Ground rent - peppercorn
No consent fees
Low end of lease fees (£500* plus VAT administration charge and £1000* plus VAT nomination charge (only payable if H21 nominate a buyer to you within 8 weeks of you giving notice to sell). *Charges are reviewed annually in line with the Retail Price Index