£250,000

2 bed flat for sale

  1.  Outside
  2.  Lounge/Dining Room
  3.  Lounge/Dining Room
Retirement
Leasehold

£250,000

(£277/sq. ft)

2 bed flat for sale

Bushmead Court, Luton, Bedfordshire LU2

2 beds
1 bath
1 reception
902 sq. ft
EPC rating: C

Key Information

Tenure:
Leasehold (103 years)
Service charge:
£10,036 per year
Council tax band:
B
Ground rent:
Ground rent date of next review:

Local area information

Property location

Nearby amenities

  • Bushmead Primary School 0.3 miles
  • Icknield High School 0.5 miles
  • Leagrave 1.9 miles
  • Luton 1.9 miles

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Features and description

  • Leasehold
  • Independent retirement living
  • South-facing top floor apartment
  • Two double bedrooms
  • Lifts on all floors
  • No ground rent
  • Service charge - £850 per month
  • Secure parking
  • Weekly 1.5 hours housekeeping included
  • On-site communal restaurant
  • Communal lounge and gardens
An ideal opportunity to purchase this two bedroom apartment at a fully managed retirement development that maintains and supports your independence. Features include communal areas (such as an on-site restaurant, lounge and gardens), guest suite, weekly service clean included and warden-call cords in each room. Number 61 is a penthouse flat and there is a lift to all floors.

Bushmead Court comprises of 41 spacious apartments mainly one and two bedrooms, the communal areas are decorated to a high standard to include a very comfortable communal lounge, on-site restaurant, guest suite, landscaped gardens and ample car parking. The services on offer are much greater than is usual in standard retirement apartments or sheltered housing. The Leasehold available at Bushmead Court offers older people the opportunity of retaining their independence and improve their quality of life and remain in their own homes for as long as possible.

There is a team of staff working on a shift basis, managed 24 hours a day. The monthly service charge covers the costs of external maintenance, buildings insurance, up keep of the grounds and one and half hours of domestic assistance per week per individual property plus water charges.

It is important to note that a significant proportion of the Service Charge relates to items which the prospective purchaser is responsible for in their present home, such as building insurance, building maintenance, gardening, and domestic help. Many purchasers are also eligible for Attendance Allowance at £68.10 or £101.75 a week, which is neither means-tested or taxable and advice on this subject is available to anyone making an enquiry.

The lease provides that a transfer premium is payable to Retirement Security on resale of a property. The maximum premium payable is 3% of the sale price depending on the length of time an Owner has lived at the property. Further information is available from the Court Manager.

Entrance Hall

Lounge/Dining Room (4.91m x 3.65m (16'1" x 12'0"))

Kitchen (3.54m x 2.43m (11'7" x 8'0"))

Bedroom 1 (4.80m x 3.06m (15'9" x 10'0"))

Bedroom 2 (4.32m x 2.75m (14'2" x 9'0"))

Bathroom

Wc

Secure Communal Entrance

Communal Lounge

Outside

On-Site Communal Restaurant

Lifts To All Floors

Second Floor Landing

Communal Gardens

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Tenure - leasehold

Service charge - £850 per month

No ground rent
Council tax band - B


EPC rating - C

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