Surrey Homes | SH112 | May 2024 | Love Your Home Supplement inside

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Retirement living
in Leatherhead
Birchgrove, the award-winning
retirement living specialist
is delighted to announce
the arrival of its latest
retirement community, giving those
who live in and around Leatherhead,
Surrey, an accommodation option
specifically for people in later life.
Christ Church Apartments, located on
the site of the former Christ Church
United Reformed Church, is undergoing
a total transformation. When complete,
the accommodation will offer 62
spacious and modern apartments housed
within three buildings surrounded by
beautiful trees. With sustainability at its
heart, the architecture is striking, with
capped gables and a grand entrance
façade, mirroring the site’s history
and neighbourhood’s character.
Christ Church Apartments will offer a
choice of elegant, light-filled one- and
two-bedroom self-contained apartments,
future-designed to make living in later
life easier and more enjoyable. We
believe the kind of home you want to
show off to your friends a little will be
the kind of home you’ll love living in.
Downsizing can offer a fresh start in later
life – and the benefits may astound you.
However, moving from a large family
home to something easier to manage,
triggers some powerful emotions and raises
a good many questions. The practical side
of our brain tells us the earlier we do it,
the better we are – physically, socially,
and financially. Yet, understandably, it’s
not a task anyone undertakes lightly.
Our extensive communal facilities
include an onsite restaurant, club
room, licensed bar, wellness suite and
much more. There are also beautiful,
landscaped gardens, perfect for relaxing
with family and friends, and active spaces
like the multi-use bowling green and
gardens with raised planters for growing
vegetables. It’s a welcoming place,
open to all and designed to encourage
community and continuity in the heart
of this wonderful neighbourhood.
Birchgrove retirement apartments
are offered solely for rent on an
assured tenancy basis. This provides
security of tenure but without the
hassle of home ownership.
The UK is fast becoming a rental
market – especially for retirees. Renting
in retirement is becoming more and
more popular because it offers all the
benefits of independent living without
any of the stress of owning a house.
The rent offered by Birchgrove is
inclusive and makes it easier to manage
your finances. The inclusive rent covers
all the large-ticket expenses like energy
costs – electricity, heating and water –
and many of the rising incidental costs
that go along with owning your own
home e.g. housekeeping, buildings
insurance, security, broadband,
window cleaning and many more.
There are no lengthy contracts or
confusing small print. Nor additional
service charges or exit fees. You simply pay
the inclusive rent and a one-off joining fee.
To find out more about Christ Church
Apartments you can get in touch with the
team on 020 3929 5599 or visit
www.birchgrove.life Or, if you
prefer, they’d be just as happy to
visit you at your own home.