St Michaels, Church Street, Ledbury, HR8 1EB - For people aged 60+ or 55+ if in receipt of PIP/DLA

• Coming soon! • Register today! • First floor studio apartment suitable for a single person only • Applicants must be 60+ or 55+ if in receipt of PIP/DLA •

Platform Housing has the Retirement Living scheme off St. Michaels just of Church Street in the market town Ledbury, Herefordshire.

Situated close the heart of the town. Ledbury has a range of local facilities and amenities including shops, churches, restaurants, theatre, doctors’ surgeries, community hospital and leisure activities. 

There is a mainline train station with direct links to direct links to Hereford, Worcester, Birmingham New Street, Oxford, Reading and London Paddington. The cities of Hereford, Worcester and Gloucester are all within 18 miles distant with the M50 motorway available within 5 miles to the south of the town.

Ledbury is surrounded by woods, orchards and hills, with footpaths winding up to the Malvern Hills

To be eligible you must be aged 60+ or aged 55+ and in receipt of personal independence payments or disability living allowance. 

St. Michaels has 33 apartments with careline alarm & non-resident management staff.

All apartments are self-contained but if you are feeling sociable there is a communal lounge, laundry room and gardens to enjoy with your neighbours, family & friends amongst other communal facilities.

Please note, applicants for upper-floor apartments must be able to safely use stairs in the event of an emergency.

This unfurnished home suitable for a single person only briefly consists of-

• Kitchen
• Living room/bedroom
• Bathroom with shower over bath
• Pets permitted – subject to permission
• Electric heating
• Double Glazing
• EPC rating D and council tax band A

One month’s rent in advance is required £605.24 on the tenancy start day. There will be a rent increase from 1st April 2025. Please note that if you are claiming Housing Benefit or Housing Element of Universal Credit there are some service charges that would not be covered. These include a £7.79pcm charge towards the cost of support. A lettings Officer can give you a full break breakdown of the charges of what is eligible for Housing Benefits payments.

If you are accepted and do become a Platform Housing Group tenant, you will be offered a starter tenancy. If there have been no breaches or issues within the first year of your tenancy you will be considered for an assured lifetime tenancy. 

Please be aware Housing Benefit / Universal Credit will only pay for the property you are living in, and you will need to give notice on your current tenancy. If you are a current private tenant, council tenant or a housing association tenant you will be required to give notice on your current home. This is usually 4 weeks or 1 months’ notice. If you are a current tenant of Platform Housing Group, you will be required to give 4 weeks or 1 months’ notice.  You will only need to give notice if you have been informed that you are being considered/offered a property. If you have any further questions, please contact your landlord.    

If you are successful in being offered this property you will be contacted by the Lettings Officer and you will need to complete an application form. At this stage the Lettings Officer will confirm the rent and service charges.

Please note all properties are unfurnished and Platform Housing Group does not cover your contents as part of the tenancy agreement. Contents insurance is the tenant’s responsibility.

We wish to advise you that we cannot contact customers that are not successful for the property.

Pets are considered in accordance with the Tenancy Management Policy.

Please visit our website for FAQ’s  https://www.platformhg.com