New homes for a hassle-free retirement

Homebuyers looking to downsize to a new property for their retirement are finding an ideal solution at Linden Homes’ Ashcroft Place development in Surrey, where the worry of uprooting to a new home has been removed for buyers, with the housebuilder offering to manage the sale of their old property as well as providing the option of a fully furnished new home, ready for occupation.

At the exclusive retirement development in Leatherhead, customers can choose from a wide selection of furniture and fittings, giving buyers the opportunity to move in effortlessly to their new home. In addition, Linden has also established an ‘Easymove’ programme for downsizers - a system that assists customers with the sale of their existing property, allowing buyers to reserve a new home before their current one is sold.

The Easymove process and convenience offered at Ashcroft Place has led to a flurry of reservations resulting from word-of-mouth recommendations. Tracy Davis helped her parents Stan (84) and Pat (81) move in at Ashcroft Place after deciding that it would make the perfect home for their retirement. Having discovered the development, Tracy then mentioned it to her mother-in-law, Jean (80), who was also looking to downsize. Following Stan and Pat’s lead, Jean also decided to buy at Ashcroft Place, reserving a home the day after her initial viewing.

Tracy Davis said:

“The ease and flexibility of the buying process was invaluable for getting my parents and mother-in-law settled in to new homes for their retirement. The Linden staff genuinely cared about our situation and really seemed to be on our side. It took a long time to sell my parents house but Linden stuck with us, offering the right advice to keep us going when we were down.

“Unlike some developments we had seen, Ashcroft did not feel anything like a nursing home or a hotel. I immediately liked the feel of the place. It was very independent and open but at the same time felt very secure. There was a wide range of apartment styles and layouts to cater for different requirements, and Linden worked with us to get what we needed within our budget.”

Stan, Pat and Jean are now settled in and enjoying retirement in their new homes.

Paul Cooper, Managing Director of Linden Homes South East, comments:

“Ashcroft Place is a sensitively designed development that has proved extremely popular with people looking to downsize in retirement. Although the age restriction is limited to the over sixty-fives, it is very much a retirement community as opposed to a nursing home. It has been designed as a normal apartment scheme with communal areas and on-hand support should residents require it.”

Linden’s Easymove plan operates in four simple stages:

1) Having chosen a new property, Linden visits the customer’s existing home

2) Two independent valuations will be arranged before a realistic price is suggested

3) Once agreed, the customer can go ahead and reserve their new home

4) An estate agent will be instructed on their behalf to sell the property within a specified timeframe. Should the property remain unsold, Linden will refund the deposit or agree to extend the selling period

Prices at Ashcroft Place currently start at £315,000 for two bedroom apartments with en-suite master bedroom. One bedroom, second floor homes start at £199,950.

Visit Lindenhomes.co.uk for more information.