• Available now
  • Retirement Living PLUS

Apartment 47, Wheatley Place

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  • Bedrooms 2
  • Floor 2
  • Size 76.83m2

This spectacular 2 bedroom apartment in Shirley, West Midlands is part of the Wheatley Place development from the award-winning McCarthy Stone. A private retirement apartment, Apartment 47 is located on the second floor, is low-maintenance and contains extra safety features. See the exclusive benefits and highlights this property has to offer in the development information.

Key property information

Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:30am to 5:00pm

0800 201 4811

Purchase

  • £329,995

Our service charge explained

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Second Floor Apartment 47 Total size: 76.83m2

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Second Floor Apartment 47

Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Performance Rating

The graph shows the current energy efficiency of your home. The higher the rating the lower your fuel bills are likely to be. Dwellings in England and in Wales have a median energy efficiency rating in band D, with scores of 68 and 66, respectively. The EPC rating shown here is based on standard assumptions about occupancy and energy use and may not reflect how energy is consumed by individual occupants.

Energy Performance Rating

Key features for Apartment 47

  • South West facing

Apartment specifications

a living room with a couch and a table

Living spaces

  • Hearing loops and a Sky Q connection point in the living room for a more enjoyable TV experience
  • Light and spacious living room
  • Plug sockets that are just a bit higher to reduce kneeling and bending
  • Fully fitted kitchens with appliances including waist-height ovens so there’s less bending with heavy dishes
  • A handyperson service to help you to put pictures and shelves up etc., so it’ll feel like home in no time

This property is part of Wheatley Place

Connaught Close, Stratford Road, Shirley, West Midlands, B90 4GZ
a brick courtyard with a few buildings

What we can offer

  • 1-2 bedroom properties
  • Available Now
  • Retirement Living PLUS
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This retirement property is available for sale

From selling your existing home to moving in, our lovely Sales Consultants go above and beyond to make the process as easy as possible. Ask us about Smooth Move—where you’ll get help towards estate agent and legal fees as well as free removals— or part exchange where you’ll benefit from a guaranteed house sale.

This is a leasehold property with a term of 999 years from and including 31/08/2022

Council Tax Band: D

You can buy properties on this development. If you’d like to own your retirement property, we can help make the move as stress-free as possible, including support with packing and removals. If you have a home to sell, we can even act as a cash buyer, so you’ll avoid chains and estate agent fees.

  • Electricity, heating and lighting (communal areas)
  • Water and sewage (communal areas and apartments)
  • Professional fees
  • Maintenance of building and gardens
  • Emergency call system
  • Building insurance
  • Income from Guest Suite and sundry income
  • Development staff
  • Future maintenance fund
  • Restaurant
  • Domestic assistance

What's not included?

  • Electricity, heating and lighting (apartments)
  • Home and contents insurance
  • Council tax
  • Phone / Broadband
  • TV licence / TV service

2 Bedroom Apartment
Service Charge * £206.72

* Reviewed annually

Many of our homeowners are pleased to find that the service charges for their apartment tend to work out at less than what they were paying in like-for-like costs at their previous property.

Energy bills often turn out to be lower thanks to the modern construction methods we use at all our developments. Your new apartment is also likely to be a more manageable size and so cheaper to run.

When Customers discuss the purchase of a McCarthy Stone apartment with us, they receive a service charge leaflet and our Sales Executive sits down with them to help them fill in the costs, review what is covered in the management services and compare them to day-to-day running costs in their current home.  Our Sales Executive ensures that they have a detailed knowledge of ongoing costs before a sale is completed

Usually this can take between 12 to 16 weeks. We understand that some customers may have a time period that will more suitable for them and we aim to be as flexible as we can.

Yes. If you want a quick, simple way to sell your home and move into one of our retirement properties, then Part Exchange could be the answer. For more information please click here.

We have an expert resales team for people selling our retirement properties, with an extensive database of customers waiting to move in. This helps us to sell faster and at a better price than traditional estate agents. On average the McCarthy Stone Resales team achieve a net price increase on the retirement properties they sell. For example, for properties bought new in the last three years and since resold, the net increase averages 6%. View resale retirement homes.

How much is the service charge?

  • £206.72 per week reviewed annually

We don't make a penny from our service charges

Your service charge covers the services and amenities you enjoy at this development for a safe, comfortable, sociable and happy retirement. It includes things like wages for your on-site team, security systems and keeping communal spaces and gardens spick and span—and it’s all provided at cost price.

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What is included in the service charge

  • Electricity, heating and lighting (communal areas)
  • Water and sewage (communal areas and apartments)
  • Professional fees
  • Maintenance of building and gardens
  • Emergency call system
  • Building insurance
  • Income from Guest Suite and sundry income
  • Development staff
  • Future maintenance fund
  • Restaurant
  • Domestic assistance
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Ask about our FREE entitlements advice

Our Entitlements Manager can help you to claim money you didn’t know you where entitled to, or perhaps have been refused before.

  • Attendance Allowance
  • Pension Credit
  • Carer’s Allowance
  • Housing Benefit
  • Council Tax Reduction

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