Huntingdon Gardens, Market Harborough, LE16 9LE - Retirement Living Scheme - For people aged 60+ or 55+ if in receipt of PIP/DLA

• One bedroom first floor apartment immediately available! • Suitable for a single person or a couple • Applicants must be 55+ if in receipt of DLA/PIP or 60+ • Register your interest today! •

Platform Housing has a retirement living scheme called Huntingdon Gardens in the market town of Market Harborough, located in the far southeast of the district of Leicestershire forming part of the border with Northamptonshire. Close to the town centre and many local amenities, this property benefits from great public transport links with the nearest bus stop only 25 yards away.

Huntingdon Gardens is a scheme comprising of studio apartments, 1-bedroom apartments, and a small number of 2-bedroom apartments. There is a lift to take you to upper floors and other facilities include a laundry room and communal lounge. Non-resident management staff attend regularly and hard-wired wellbeing call alarm systems are also in place at this scheme.

Immediately available is a one bedroom first floor apartment. 

The apartment briefly consists of:

• Kitchen
• Bathroom with a shower cubicle
• Living room
• One double bedroom
• Main heating is by a community scheme
• Hard wired wellbeing call alarm system
• Double glazing
• Lift in building
• Harborough council tax band - A

To be eligible you must be aged 60+ or 55+ if you are in receipt of Personal Independence Payments or Disability Living Allowance. 

One month’s rent in advance is required £728.17 (our preferred method of payment is Direct Debit) Housing Benefit and Universal Credit is accepted.

Please note that if you are claiming Housing Benefit or Housing Element of Universal Credit there are some service charges that would not be covered. These include a £15.32pcm charge for administration, £87.22pcm charge for personal heating, £14.94pcm for personal water, and £7,79pcm for the cost of support. A Lettings Officer can give you a full break breakdown of the charges of what is eligible for Housing Benefits payments.

If you are successful in being offered this property you will be contacted by the Lettings Officer and you will need to complete an application form.

You will be offered a starter tenancy and if there have been no breaches or issues within the first year of your tenancy you will be considered for an assured lifetime tenancy.

Please be aware Housing Benefit / Universal Credit will only pay for the property you are living in, and you will need to give notice on your current tenancy.  

If you are a current Private Tenant, Council Tenant or a Housing Association Tenant / (Platform Housing Group Tenant) you will be required to give notice on your current home. This is usually 4 weeks or 1 months’ notice. You will only need to give Notice if you have been informed that you are being considered/offered a property. If you have any further questions, please contact your landlord.

Please visit our website for FAQ’s  https://www.platformhg.com