Casterbridge Court

That depends on your individual circumstances, but in many cases, service charges are lower than like-for-like costs in a previous property. Our research shows you could save over £2,300 a year on household bills in a McCarthy Stone retirement apartment when compared to a typical home*. Read about how we can save money on your cost of living.

Call 0800 201 4811 or contact us online to find out more about our service charges.

*Typical net saving when running a McCarthy Stone Retirement Living apartment when compared to the cost of running a typical home is £2,312 per year. Source: Internal research carried out by McCarthy Stone, 2022. Based on information from Address Intelligence using a combination of census, EPC, and planning permission.

Usually people take between 12 to 16 weeks to complete the purchase of their new retirement home, but we will try and be as flexible as possible to suit your individual circumstances.

Once you’ve reserved your retirement property, it’s likely you’ll need to sell your current home. Part exchange means we’ll buy the property from you making the process quicker and easier.

Our Part Exchange offer includes:

• Certainty: relax in the knowledge that you’ll move in on a set date and that the sale price is fixed.
• Convenience: enjoy a stress-free way to sell your home without redecorating or having to prepare your home for viewings.
• Access: to your sold property for up to two weeks after completion.
• Financial benefits:  there is no need to pay for estate agent fees and we’ll provide up to £1,000 towards solicitor fees*.
• A smooth move: our part exchange offer includes a free specialist removals service

Part Exchange in just 3 simple steps:

1. Valuation:
   Three independent local estate agents and a surveyor will value your property.
2. Offer:
   You’ll receive an offer from us based on these valuations. There’s no obligation to accept, and you may get a higher price on the open market. It’s up to you whether the benefits of part exchange outweigh this.
3. Sold:
   Should you accept this offer, we’ll work with your legal representatives to finalise the contracts — and even contribute £1,000 towards your solicitor fees*.

*T&Cs apply. Read the full T&Cs.

You'll find the costs at our developments vary and this reflects the range of facilities and services on offer.

The Community Facilities Charge makes it easier for you to budget when choosing to make your move to a retirement development, as McCarthy Stone take care of any large and unexpected building and maintenance costs.

The Community Facilities Charge accounts for any structural, mechanical or electrical replacements, windows, lifts or internal decoration when required.

In addition to a monthly service charge, on the sale of your property, you'll make a contribution to the development's Community Facilities Charge at 1.5% of the resale value per year of ownership, capped at 15%.

Our dedicated sales team can explain this to you in further detail before you reserve your apartment.