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Guide price£180,000
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2 bedroom retirement property for sale

White Ladies Close, Worcester
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Retirement property
2 bed
1 bath
EPC rating: B*
699 sq ft / 65 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Leasehold | 118 yrs left
Ground rent: £250 per annum | review period: unconfirmed
Service charge: £10,608 per annum
Council tax, if payable: Band D
Broadband: Ultra-fast 1000Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
Heating: Ask agent
Electricity: Ask agent
Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Leasehold (118 years remaining)
  • A Two Double Bedroom Retirement Apartment
  • Situated Conveniently To The City Centre
  • Utility bills included in the monthly living costs
  • Hair And Beauty Salon On Site
  • Main meals, one hour cleaning a week and utility bills included in the monthly living costs.
  • On site activities and daily coffee morning
  • Residents lounge, dining room and garden
  • Most Spacious Property Overlooking The Communal Garden
  • No Onward Chain
  • EPC:B Council Tax Band D Tenure Leasehold
Philip Laney & Jolly Worcester are delighted to offer a wonderfully appointed and presented two double bedroom RETIREMENT APARTMENT overlooking the communal gardens to the rear.
Whiston Court is a prestigious development of purpose built retirement homes in White Ladies Close within easy access to the centre of Worcester. A perfect opportunity to benefit from a charitable organisation dedicated to providing homes for the over 55's where you will be surrounded by a caring community of likeminded individuals allowing you to immerse yourself as much as you wish with other people from the development which creates that real community feel to your living. With use of the communal dining room, lounges and garden space at your convenience.

The property itself can be accessed via stairs or lift and has its own private landing opening to the entrance hallway that is welcomed with natural light from the front and rear aspect. The property has just been recently decorated and had new carpets laid to all of the rooms and is offered with no onward chain.

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Summary Of Facilities - UTILITY BILLS INCLUDED IN THE MONTHLY LIVING COSTS
Main meals, one hour cleaning a week (additional cleaning is available at a reasonable charge)
Guest suite for visitors at a reasonable charge.
Residents lounge and dining room.
Large bathroom available for use by the residents including a hoist-assisted bath.
Maintenance free garden and activity room.
Community Manager on site, 24 Hour support and CCTV security entrance system
Health and beauty suite
On site activities and daily coffee morning.

Ground Floor - Security doors leading to the communal entrance hall

Communal Entrance Hall - Mobility store room, post boxes and doors leading to the lift access and communal areas.

Residents Lounge - Spacious area with ample soft seating and inviting fireplace. Doors open to the communal garden.

Residents Dining Room - Light and airy room for residents to enjoy a two course homemade meal every day (included within the service charge).

Hairdressing Room - Hair and beauty room available to all residents.

Games/Meeting Room - Wide selection of board games, puzzles and piano. Both the meeting room and the games room can be used subject to permission for private functions.

Second Floor - Accessed via the communal lift leading to the private entrance landing.

Entrance Hall - Spacious and inviting hall with emergency pull cord, storage cupboard, smoke alarm and intercom system. Doors to all rooms laid with new carpet.

Living Room - Double glazed window to the rear aspect overlooking the rear garden creating light living/dining space. Ceiling light point, radiator, TV and Telephone point. Laid with new carpet

Kitchen Area - Matching high gloss wall and base units and quality integrated appliances including Zanussi ceramic hob, oven, extractor over, slimline dishwasher, washer/dryer and integrated fridge freezer. Built in steel sink, four ceiling spotlights and vinyl flooring.

Main Bedroom - Double glazed window to the rear aspect. Ceiling light, radiator, door to the en-suite. Laid with new carpet.

Shower Room/En-Suite - Wet room area with glazed screen and shower over, pedestal wash hand basin, emergency pull cord, low level WC, shaver light point, radiator and two spotlights. Additional door to hallway. Obscure double glazed window to the rear aspect

Bedroom Two - Two double glazed windows to the rear aspect, ceiling light point and radiator. Laid with new carpet.

Communal Gardens - Landscaped and private walled garden which is laid to lawn with patio seating areas.

Parking - On site residents parking (available at an additional cost and subject to availability at the time of purchase).

Tenure - We understand (subject to legal verification) that the property is Leasehold.

Ground Rent payable £250.00 per annum.
The lease was initially for 125 years from the date the lease was agreed in April 2016
The approximate service charge for a single occupant is £884 per month and for double occupancy it is £1,430 per month.

£1,430 pcm double occupancy
£884 pcm single occupancy

Verifying Id - Under The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, the Agent is legally obliged to verify the identity of all buyers and sellers. In the first instance, we will ask you to provide legally recognised photographic identification (Passport, photographic driver’s licence, etc.) and documentary proof of address (utility bill, bank/mortgage statement, council tax bill etc). We will also use a third party electronic verification system in addition to this having obtained your identity documents. This allows them to verify you from basic details using electronic data, however it is not a credit check and will have no effect on you or your credit history. They may also use your details in the future to assist other companies for verification purposes.

Council Tax Worcester - We understand the council tax band presently to be : D
Worcester Council
(Council Tax may be subject to alteration upon change of ownership and should be checked with the local authority).

Floor Plan - This plan is included as a service to our customers and is intended as a GUIDE TO LAYOUT only. Dimensions are approximate and not to scale.

Financial Services - Please note that any offer made on a property marketed by Philip Laney and Jolly will need to be qualified by Whiteoak Mortgages in order to demonstrate due diligence on behalf of our clients.
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Philip Laney and Jolly reserve the right to earn a referral fee from various third party providers recommended to the client if instructed, services include; conveyancing, mortgage services, removals.

Broadband - We understand currently Ultra Full Fibre Broadband (also known as fibre to the premises) is available at this property.

You can check and confirm the type of Broadband availability using the Openreach fibre checker


Mobile Coverage - Mobile phone signal availability can be checked via Ofcom Mobile & Broadband checker on their website.


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    Philip Laney & Jolly (Worcester)  The Property Professionals Mel & James are proud to be independent estate agents in Worcester with our prestigious brand established in the 1960’s and this remains a family run business today, built on reputation, service and commitment. We are both members of The Guild of Property Professionals, linking to approximately 800 other UK independent Estate Agents and the NAEA (National Association of Estate Agents) We have a combined experience in excess of 60 years and are born, bred and educated locally giving us an expert knowledge of the area. We are able to offer clients a complete sales service to include mortgages, conveyancing and surveys. Our message is simple, our customers deserve the highest level of service at all times relying on our expertise and local property knowledge with integrity and trust. Open 6 days a week, our established office is situated next to Worcester Cathedral and the Cathedral Plaza and 24/7 our website.

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