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Season–i ndependentseni orl i vi ngwi t hcar e Wear er eal l yexci t edt obeopeni ngour t ent hSeasonscheme–i nLewi sham, duet oopeni nJul y…. count i ngdownt he weeks. AtSeas onwear es opl eas edt obeopeni ngabr andnew ex t r ac ar er et i r ementc ommuni t yi nLewi s ham t hi s s ummer ,butnotev er y onek nowswhatex t r ac ar ei s ,s o l etmeex pl ai n. Seas onapar t ment s ,i nc l udi ngLi ndenCour ti nLewi s ham, c anpr ov i depeopl ewi t hhi ghl ev el sofc ar e24/ 7whi l s t al l owi ngourr es i dent st omai nt ai nt hei ri ndependenc e wi t ht hei rownf r ontdoorandc omeandgoast hey pl eas e,i nv i t i ngf r i endsandf ami l yt os har eameal i nour r es t aur antandadr i nkatourbar . Li ndenCour ti sac ol l ec t i onof33beaut i f ul l ydes i gned homesc l os et oLewi s ham hos pi t al .I ti sbui l tt obei n k eepi ngwi t ht her es toft hees t at e,s or es i dent sf eel apar t oft hec ommuni t y .Res i dent sc ans el ec tt hei rown pur pos ebui l tonebedr oom apar t ment ,whi c hc anbe f ur ni s hedanddec or at edast heyl i k eandeac hapar t ment hasamoder nf i t t edk i t c henandbat hr oom wi t hwal k i n s hower . Thes es pac i ousapar t ment sar ec ompl ement edby s t unni ngc ommunal ar eas ,adi ni ngr oom,bar ,c i nema/ hobbyr oom,l ounge,s pabat h,buggys t or eand l ands c apedgar dens ,wi t hunder f l oorheat i ngandWi Fi t hr oughout .Thedéc ori smoder nands t y l i s h,t her ei sa r el ax i ngf i s ht ankandev enaf ant as t i cgues tapar t ment wi t hanens ui t ebat hr oom whi c hf ami l yandf r i endsc an bookf oras mal l f ee. Res i dent sc anj oi ni nwi t has el ec t i onofc us t omerl ed ev ent sandac t i v i t i es ,aswel l asr emai npar toft hel oc al c ommuni t yt hatt heyk nowandl ov e. Whychoosear et i r ementcommuni t y? Whendec i di ngwhat ’ sbes tf orei t hery our s el fasy ouget ol der ,orar el at i v ewi t hc ar eneeds ,i tc ans eem l i k e r es i dent i al c ar ehomesar et heonl yopt i on. Thebenef i tofSeas on’ sapar t ment si st hatweof f eran al t er nat i v et or es i dent i al c ar e,ens ur i nghous i ng,s oc i al , heal t h,s uppor tandc ar eneedsar emet ,wi t hi n i ndependentf ul l ys uppor t edapar t ment s .Thi sr educ es i s ol at i on,enc our agess oc i al s t i mul at i onandnew r el at i ons hi psandmeet st heneedsofadi v er s e c ommuni t y .Ther ei sanons i t emanagementt eam who pr ov i dec ar ec oor di nat i onmak i ngl i v i ngi ndependent l y mor emanageabl e.
Wec at erf orr es i dent swi t hl owc ar eneedsbypr omot i ng wel l bei ngandanac t i v el i f es t y l e,aswel l ass uppor t i ng hous ek eepi ngands oc i al i s at i onandc ans uppor tmuc h mor ec ompl exneedss ev er al t i mesadayt hr ought ai l or ed pac k agesofc ar e-andwec anof t endos or i ghtupt ot he endofl i f ei nt hei rownbeaut i f ul homewi t ht hes uppor tof l oc al c ommuni t yt eamss uc hasNHSc ommuni t ynur s es . Meett hemanager–Bar r yFar r el lsays… “ Iam f r om I r el andor i gi nal l yandmov edt ot heUKi n’ 99 asIwasof f er edaj obwi t hanai r l i nec ompany .Iwor k ed wi t hi nt hi si ndus t r yunt i l 2010mov i ngbet weent heUK, J apanandSpai n,howev erLondoni sac i t yt hatIl ov eand want edt os et t l edowni n.I n2010Ir eal i s edIneededa c hange,henc et hi si swhenIs t ar t edwi t hi nt heHeal t h& Soc i al Car es ec t or . “ Ihav en’ tl ook edbac ks i nc et henandIl ov ewhatIdo. I ’ v ewor k edi nv ar i ousr ol eswi t hi nt hes ec t or ,f r om r egi onal t onat i onal r ol esandf el tanewc hal l engewas needed.Iam v er yex c i t edt ot ak eont her ol easGener al ManagerofLi ndenc our ti nLewi s ham andIhav eno doubti twi l l beagr eats uc c es s .AtSeas onwev er ymuc h wor kasat eam andwear er eal l yex c i t edaboutopeni ng t hes c hemeandwel c omi ngmember soft hec ommuni t i es wes er v ei nt ot hei rnewhomes . “ Ourdoor sar ev er ymuc hopens opl eas ec omeal ong andmeetupwi t ht het eam any t i mey ouwi s h. ” Nextst ep Soi fy ouar e l ook i ngatt he nex ts t epf oran ol derr el at i v e,or i fy ouhav e r eac hed r et i r ementand hav eac ar eneed ofar ound8hour s aweekpl usandwoul dl i k et oex pl or eLi ndenCour tasan opt i onwe’ dbedel i ght edt os howy our ound,s oc ont ac t me,mynamei sJ ul i e.Orl ookatourwebs i t e, s eas onhomes . c o. ukt of i ndoutmor eaboutSeas on. Formor ei nf or mat i onont hes er v i c esav ai l abl epl eas e c ont ac tus : Li ndenCour t St eel eRoad,Lewi sham,SE136BS i nf o@seasonhomes. co. uk 02074281144
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Homes&Gar dens Overhal foft enant sant i ci pat esoar i ngr entpr i cest o accommodat et enancyf eescr ap •Fr om 1s tJ une2019,i twi l l bei l l egal f orl et t i ngagent sandl andl or dst oc har ge t enanc yf ees . •Cur r ent l y ,44% oft enant si nt heUKar eunawar eoft heT enantFeesAc t . •18% oft enant sbel i ev et hatt enanc yf eesar eac t ual l ybei ngi nt r oduc edon1s t J une2019,asoppos edt or emov ed. T enant sar es c ept i c al andc onf us edov ert heGov er nment ’ spl ant os c r apt enanc yf ees ,des pi t ei t sf i nanc i al adv ant age,s ugges t snewr es ear c h.TheT enant FeesAc ti sduet obei mpl ement edon1s tJ une2019,banni ngl andl or dsandl et t i ngagent sf r om c har gi ngt enant sadmi ni s t r at i on,t enanc yr enewal andr ef er enc i ngf ees .Wi t ht heav er aget enanc yf eebi l l c os t i ngGBP400,t heGov er nment ’ s pl edgeai mst omak et hepr oper t yr ent al mar k etf ai r erandmor eaf f or dabl ef or t enant s .Howev er ,des pi t et hebanent i t l i ngt enant st or educ edr ent al c os t s ,j us t 56% oft enant si nt heUKar ec ur r ent l yawar eoft hei mpendi ngr egul at i on c hange,whi l e34% ar es c ept i c al ov erhowt heywi l l benef i t . Thes ur v ey ,c onduc t edbyr ent al ex per tJ us tLandl or ds ,unc ov er edal i mi t ed awar enes soft heappr oac hi ngi nt r oduc t i onoft heT enantFeesAc t ,wi t h18% of r es pondent sbel i ev i ngt hatt enanc yf eesar eac t ual l ybei ngi nt r oduc edon1s t J une2019,asoppos edt obei ngdi t c hed.Meanwhi l e,8% t hi nkl andl or dsandl et t i ngagent swi l l c ont i nuet oc har gef orc hangest ot enanc yagr eement s ,butwi t h t hemax i mum f eec har geabl ebei ngc appedatGBP50. Manyr es pondent sec hoedac y ni c al at t i t udet owar dst heGov er nment ’ sat t empt t omak er ent al ac c ommodat i onmor et r ans par entandc os t ef f ec t i v ef ort enant s . Ov ert hr eequar t er s( 76%)oft enant sbel i ev et hei nt r oduc t i onoft heT enantFees Ac twi l l f ai l t os av et enant smoney ,whi l s t52% pr edi c tr ent al c os t swi l l i nc r eas e t oac c ommodat es c r appedt enanc yf ees .Ther es ear c hal s ounc ov er edt hat t hos eaged2534ands i ngl ei ndi v i dual swer et hemos ts c ept i c al aboutt hepos i t i v ei mpac toft heupc omi ngban.
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