Accommodation:
Mid terrace two story cottage one of four units.
- Recently refurbished Ground Floor Shower Room / WC
- New kitchen with electric cooker and fridge
- Sitting room
- Downstairs rear lobby
- 2 bedrooms – one leading into another
- Recent new electric night storage heaters plus open coal fire in sitting room
- Recently redecorated and carpeted
- New water tank
- Small garden back and front
- Peaceful rural location
- Immediately available
Criteria:
- Cottage will suit one or two occupants
- Being an Almshouse Charity applicants are assumed to be of a mature age and able to produce satisfactory references
- Steep cottage staircase suits able bodied occupants only
- Country location car essential
- No pets
- No smoking
Contact:
Apply in writing: William Gurney Charity
C/O MAG Group Building, Vulcan Road South, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 6AF
Or by email to info@williamgurneytrust.co.uk
Accommodation
A spacious two-bedroomed Almshouse in a community of retired persons is now available at Eden Cottages in Exeter Road, Ivybridge.
The Almshouse is suitable for two persons and comprises a large sitting room, two double bedrooms, upstairs bathroom, downstairs toilet and kitchen.
Criteria
The Trustees invite applications from anyone in housing and financial need but under the terms of our governing document they must be members of the Church of England*.
Applications will not be considered from existing homeowners, nor from established tenants of social housing.
Contact details
Full details and an application form can be obtained from the Secretary to the Trustees
Tel: 07855 830631
email: edencottages.secretary@544gmail.com
*The Eden Cottages charitable scheme states that residents must be “poor persons who are members of the Church of England” and the charities exemption of the Equality Act 2010 therefore permits it to specify that applicants have to be members of the Church of England.
Accommodation
We have a one-bedroom property available. It is set within large, shared private grounds with parking, managed by Trustees.
Criteria
Applicants should demonstrate ‘financial or social need’ and live locally to Weston Rhyn
Contact details
Anyone interested should contact Rentals@rogerparry.net, 01743 343343
Accommodation
One bed self-contained bungalow set within a small group of eight almshouses, built in the 1980s. The property offers comfortable accommodation in a quiet community setting. With separate lobby, lounge, kitchen, bathroom and large bedroom suited to a couple. Newly redecorated.
Criteria
Available for a person of limited means, either born in or currently resident in Swanley or Sutton at Hone, Kent.
Applicants must be able to live independently.
Contact details
For further information and an application form, please contact: jeni@witlet.co.uk / 01376 502 500
Accommodation
We currently have a ground floor one bedroom apartment available and also a ground floor two bedroom apartment available.
Criteria
Applicants must be aged over 55 years of age, able to live independently and preferably living in Yorkshire. Sorry no pets.
Contact details
For further information, or to request an application form please contact the Trust Office on 01723 361949 or email drsmartshomes@outlook.com
Accommodation:
Ground floor 1 bedroom Maisonette with garden which will need to be maintained.
Criteria:
Low income, please apply for an application form and we will review your case.
Contact:
Jamesgroves1965@gmail.com – 07910 036417
Accommodation:
A one bedroom, self-contained, unfurnished two-storey property adjacent to other almshouse dwellings in a pleasant village setting.
Criteria:
This accommodation is available to:
- Male applicants aged 60 years or over
- Individuals able to live independently
- Applicants ideally living in Berkshire or Oxfordshire
Unfortunately, no pets are allowed
Contact:
Please visit our website www.hartleytrust.org for further information and an application form
or call 01635 551530
Accommodation:
A first floor unfurnished, one bedroom flat, with separate lounge, modernised kitchen with fridge and freezer, washing machine, and electric cooker. A W/C / bathroom with a walk in shower. Set in a rural location, with communal gardens, in 2 blocks of four flats, near Winkfield St Mary’s Church. On-site parking is available.
Criteria:
Single elderly women of good character, but with limited financial means and usually no longer working.
Previously living in or around the parish or having a local connection.
As we do not provide a warden residents are expected to live independently, but there is a 24 hour emergency telephone / pendant link system attached to all flats.
No pets allowed. Residents are appointed by the Trustees as beneficiaries and pay a weekly maintenance contribution instead of rent. The charity pays the gas ( heating and hot water) and water bills for each property.
Contact:
Melanie Robertson 07522 306988 Or email winkfieldparochialcharities@outlook.com
Accommodation
1 Bed Ground Floor Maisonette with garden near the town centre 1 Bedroom Ground Floor Flat, near the town centre.
Criteria
Low income, will send application form and we will review Low income, will send application form and we will review.
Contact details
Jamesgroves1965@gmail.com
07910036417
Accommodation:
Another recently redeveloped cottage in Ravenstone, originally dating from the 17th century, is available.
The unfurnished cottage is set in a rural location and has a small, manageable garden.
Applications are invited from individuals or couples who are capable of independent living.
A local connection is preferred. Persons of good character with limited means and of Christian belief are eligible for appointment.
Closing date for registering interest: 31st January 2026
Contact:
To request an application form and for further details, please contact the Clerk:
Email: thefinchalmshouses@gmail.com or Tel: 01234 713 252
Charity Registration: 1201122