If you like the idea of stress free living, there’s a place nearby you’ll love
Take a deep breath and relax.
Life in a McCarthy Stone retirement property can be just so much easier than trying to maintain a traditional home.
The stress-free lifestyle offers such a range of benefits too, so it’s no wonder many of their homeowners say they wish they’d made the move sooner.
So what are the benefits?
For a start McCarthy Stone retirement properties are safe, secure, stunningly modern and set within beautiful gardens and grounds.
These homes are also so low maintenance and energy efficient you’ll be warm and toasty and save money on your utility bills.
McCarthy Stone’s Entitlements Advisor, Aleks Clayton, explains, “Our retirement apartments can actually help our customers to cut costs, as they are designed with intelligent ergonomics and eco-friendly modern methods of construction to ensure they are energy efficient, light and warm.
“Our homeowners can also benefit from cheaper household bills, including Council Tax.”
Add to that they are also in convenient locations, carefully chosen to be close to local shops, restaurants and transport links.
And you’ll never feel bored or isolated with friendly faces all around you from the caring on-site managers to the sociable neighbours.
You’ll find there’s a calendar packed with community events on-site and your neighbours will quickly become new friends as you discover shared hobbies.
You’ve even got the peace of mind of knowing that McCarthy Stone will take care of many tiresome chores from building maintenance to gardening. Pets are welcome too! Even holidays are more enjoyable knowing someone’s keeping an eye on your home.
“It’s our very own home so we can have who we want to visit and stay with no questions asked, but also we have the support and company of like-minded people when we want it,” says McCarthy Stone homeowner Peggy.
“It’s like we’re living with this big, beautiful umbrella over us at Wisteria Place. We’re completely independent but have that love, care and reassurance if we need it and what a wonderful way to live, how lucky are we.”
Want a helping hand on hand if you need it? Retirement Living PLUS has it covered
If you choose McCarthy Stone’s assisted living developments: Retirement Living PLUS, you’ll also benefit from a CQC regulated manager, plus the reassurance of a team member on hand 24/7.
There’s also the option of tailored personal care if and when you need it. You can choose to have things like cleaning, laundry and ironing taken care of for you. The on-site restaurant serves fresh food and hot and cold drinks daily, at impressively low prices, so it’s easy to take a break from cooking.
“I honestly couldn’t have asked for a more wonderful place to live and feel so lucky to be able to call this brilliant place my home,” says another happy homeowner, Edwina.
Found the right retirement property? Moving in is easy too
Even moving is less stressful with McCarthy Stone.
They offer part exchange for a hassle-free house sale, support with financial planning and free support for your actual move.
The Smooth Move package, gives you free specialist removals including help with decluttering, packing and unpacking, plus £2,500 towards estate agency fees, £1,000 towards legal fees and a free tradesperson service to help you to make your home just right when you move in.
“Moving can often be stressful, so using the part exchange scheme made everything run so much smoother,” says grateful homeowner Dermot.
“We didn’t have the bother of estate agents and prospective buyers coming to view our house and didn’t need to worry about any chains collapsing either.
“We were able to complete the sale within three weeks and move in within five, which is testament to the sales team at McCarthy Stone.
“They truly put our minds at ease and made the whole process really seamless – I don’t know what we would have done without them.”
Aleks adds. “There is a wealth of support available from the McCarthy Stone team if you choose to purchase or rent a McCarthy Stone property.
“Our staff can also assist with accessing a range of support residents may be entitled to from the government.
“We helped our customers to claim more than £1 million last year alone.
They truly put our minds at ease and made the whole process really seamless
“We want to ensure the benefits of Retirement Living are accessible to as many over-60s as possible.
“Therefore, we’ve introduced more alternatives to outright purchasing, including private rental which acts as a fast and flexible way to enjoy life in our friendly communities without the maintenance worries, as this is all taken care of for you.”
With retirement properties for sale or for rent – or part buy, part rent, there are flexible moving in options for everyone. So why not come and see for yourself? You can take a tour or simply pop in for a chat.
Whichever retirement home you choose you can rely on McCarthy Stone to help make life easier.
Get in touch or call their friendly team on 0800 185 5094.
