• One double bedroom ground floor apartment

• Direct access to a patio area from lounge and bedroom

• Retirement development for the over 60s

• Stunning Communal Lounge and Terrace overlooking cricket ground

• Dedicated House Manager for pece-of-mind

• Guest Suite for visiting family or friends

• 24 Hour Emergency Call System

• Shoppers door for nearby supermarket

• Convenient for bus route into town centre

A BRIGHT and AIRY one double bedroom retirement apartment, benefitting from having BRAND NEW CARPETS throughout. Situated on the GROUND FLOOR of Freeman House, a stunning McCarthy Stone Retirement Living development with an enviable location overlooking the cricket ground. The apartment itself is IDEALLY POSITIONED close to the main entrance and features DIRECT PATIO ACCESS from both the Living Room and Bedroom.

The excellent communal facilities include; a HOMEOWNERS LOUNGE with a TERRACE OVERLOOKING THE CRICKET GROUND, a House Manager on site during office hours & 24 hour Careline System for PEACE-OF-MIND, a wonderful GUEST SUITE for visiting family and friends, LANDSCAPED COMMUNAL GARDENS, and more!

Development Overview

Freeman House is a Retirement Living development, brought to you by McCarthy & Stone. The development offers a selection of one and two bedroom Retirement Living apartments and is situated in the picturesque Cathedral city of Canterbury. Bordering The Spitfire Ground, home of Kent County Cricket and located less than a mile from the city centre,

Designed exclusively for the over 60s, our Retirement Living development gives you the best of both worlds. You have the benefit of owning your own home, free from worries of external maintenance or gardening.

This popular development has all the amenities you could want close by. What’s more, McCarthy & Stone apartments are designed to make it easy for you to live independently with every home comfort. A much talked about feature of Freeman House is the communal lounge on the first floor with an extensive terrace for a ringside seat to enjoy the cricket on match days. The Homeowners’ lounge also provides a great space to socialise with friends and family and, if your guests have travelled from afar, they can extend their stay by booking into the development Guest Suite (fees apply and subject to availability).

There is a dedicated House Manager on site during working hours to take care of things and make you feel at home. For your peace of mind the development has camera door entry and 24-hour emergency call system, and lift access to all floors. The service charge covers the cost of all external maintenance, gardening and landscaping, external window cleaning, buildings insurance, water rates and security systems. The energy costs of the homeowners lounge and other communal areas are also covered.

Entrance Hallway

Front door with spy hole leads to the entrance hall, boasting brand new carpets. From the hallway there is a door to a walk-in storage cupboard/airing cupboard, housing the hot water tank, Vent-Axia system and the washer/dryer. Illuminated light switches, smoke detector, apartment security door entry system with intercom, 24 hour careline system and emergency pull cord. Doors lead to the bedroom, lounge and shower room.

Living Room

A bright and spacious living room with double glazed window and patio door directly opening onto a lovely patio and garden area. TV and telephone points, Sky/Sky+ connection point. Two ceiling lights, brand new carpets, underfloor heating, and raised electric power sockets. Partially glazed door leads onto a separate kitchen.

Kitchen

Modern fitted kitchen with a range of wall and base units and drawers with complimentary work surfaces over. Stainless steel sink with mono lever tap and drainer sits below the electrically operated UPVC double glazed window. Eye level oven, fitted microwave, ceramic hob, cooker hood and integral fridge freezer. Under pelmet lighting and tiled floor with underfloor heating.

Bedroom

A spacious double bedroom boasting floor to ceiling windows and a double glazed patio door opening onto a second patio seating area. Door to walk-in wardrobe housing rails and shelving. Brand new carpets, underfloor heating, ceiling lights, TV and phone point.

Shower Room

Contemporary shower room comprising of walk-in level access shower with grab rail, WC and vanity unit with wash hand basin inset. Mirror, heated towel rail and shaver socket. Tiled with slip resistant flooring. Emergency pull cord and underfloor heating.

Car Parking

This property comes with its own allocated space.

Service Charge (breakdown)

• Cleaning of communal windows
• Water rates for communal areas and apartments
• Electricity, heating, lighting and power to communal areas
• 24-hour emergency call system
• Upkeep of gardens and grounds
• Repairs and maintenance to the interior and exterior communal areas
• Contingency fund including internal and external redecoration of communal areas
• Buildings insurance

The service charge does not cover external costs such as your Council Tax, electricity or TV. To find out more about service charges please contact your Property Consultant or House Manager.

Lease Information

Lease Length: 150 years from 2015
Ground Rent: £425pa

Additional Information & Services

Pets are welcome at McCarthy Stone developments by prior agreement. For further information regarding our Pet policy, please contact your Property Consultant or House Manager.

• Full Fibre Broadband available
• Mains water and electricity
• Electric room heating
• Mains drainage