SPEAR Housing Association (SET) – Teddington, Middlesex

Accommodation

49 Clonmel Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0ST
2 bed Flat (kitchen, Living room, bathroom& communal garden)

Lovely quiet residential area, 5 minutes’ walk to Fullwell station, 5 mins walk to cafes and supermarkets.

Criteria

To meet the criteria for the scheme referrals should be:
55+
• Have lived in Greater London for at least 5 years
• In a condition of need, hardship and distress
• Applicants will be considered by a panel who will assess affordability, support needs and applicant may be required to provide proof of suitability

Contact Details

huldah@spearlondon.org


ST MARYLEBONE ALMSHOUSES CIO, 80, St John’s Wood Terrace NW8 6QA

St Marylebone Almshouses has been providing comfortable and well-maintained accommodation in the centre of St John’s Wood, for persons in need, for some 200 years. Our residents live in a convivial community in beautiful surroundings.

Residents occupy their accommodation as beneficiaries of the charity. They are not tenants and do not have security of tenure.

Accommodation

We currently have two, one bedroom flats available for SINGLE occupancy only. One of the flats is on the first floor, accessed by fifteen steps, and no lifts are available.

Criteria

In order to be considered for accommodation, applicants must:

  • have reached retirement age;
  • have lived or carried on business, or been employed in the City of Westminster for not less than 10 years ( or those conditions applied to their deceased spouse or civil partner);
  • otherwise, be unable to afford to live in the City of Westminster.

Other important requirements are that applicants must:

  • be capable of living independently;
  • be of limited financial means (both income and capital).

Contact Details

The application process includes the agreement to both medical and financial checks being carried out.

For further information, or to make an application or recommend an applicant, please contact:

Angela Griffiths, Clerk to the Trustees                                                 

clerk.stmarylebonealmshouses@gmail.com


Hibbert Almshouses, Clapham, London SW8 3JF

Accommodation

One of our eight almshouses is vacant and another is expected to become vacant later this year.

Please see our website for pictures and more detail. Hibbertalms.org.uk

Criteria

We welcome applications from those who are 60 or older, who are in financial need, and who live or

have lived in South London.

Preference is given to women and applicants need to be able to live

independently.

Contact Details

If you would like to apply you can contact us on 020 7622 4469 or write to us at info@hibbertalms.org.uk


Soroptimist (London) Housing Association – Wandsworth, London

Accommodation

Soroptimist (London) Housing Association based in Wandsworth, London, will have some studio/flats available in the next few months. They will be available in the Putney area of London. The studio comprises of one room plus a small kitchen with cooker + fridge/freezer and a shower room, parking on the street (with a council residents’ parking permit), the use of secluded communal gardens and a communal laundry room.

Criteria

We are a small organisation that offers accommodation only to single women aged 50 + years.

The criteria for joining is as follows:

  1. You must be able to live independently.
  2. Have limited financial means.
  3. Have no pets.

While most residents will be retired, the organisation recognises that some residents may need to work full or part time.

Contact Details

If you are interested please contact:

The Housing Officer,
Soroptimist (London) Housing Association Ltd.,
Flat 12
5 Genoa Ave.
London SW15 6DY.

Email: sorophousingofficer@gmail.com


St Clement Danes Holborn Estate Charity – Sydenham SE26 6AA

Accommodation

A selection of one-bedroom flats in a 5-storey purpose-built block, completed in 2016, set in attractive grounds at the top of Sydenham Hill.

Support staff comprise: Resident Scheme Manager, resident Deputy Scheme Manager, Premises Manager and House-keeping team.

Criteria

  • Over 60
  • In financial and housing need
  • From a London Borough
  • Able to live independently

Contact Details

To request an information booklet please call 0208 670 4504


St Clement Danes Holborn Estate Charity – Sydenham, SE26 6AA

Accommodation

This is an open plan fully disabled adapted flat suitable for wheelchair user.
Adapted kitchen with lowered work surfaces. Level access wet room. Wider doorways.

Criteria

  • Over 60.
  • In financial and housing need.
  • From a London Borough.
  • Able to live independently supported by an external care package if required.

Contact Details

To request an information booklet please call 02086704504


Wimbledon Endowed Almshouse Charity

Accommodation

Wimbledon Almshouses SW19 4UN

A recently refurbished one bedroom flat with separate bathroom and kitchen. Part of a community of 26, with access to communal lounge and garden.  Close to Wimbledon Common and Village.

  • One bedroom flat in two storey building.
  • Quiet position near Wimbledon Common and Village
  • Sitting Room
  • Bedroom
  • Bathroom with shower
  • Fitted kitchen with oven, hob, and fridge/freezer. Space for washing machine.
  • Community room, laundry room and well-maintained communal gardens
  • Heating supplied, electricity the responsibility of the resident

Criteria

  • Singles or couples capable of independent living
  • Over 60 years of age
  • Have a strong connection to the former borough of Wimbledon (now part of Merton)
  • Be of limited means

Current weekly maintenance charge, £120pw
The charity does not permit residents to keep pets.

Contact Details

To request an application form e-mail to: wimbledonalmshouses@gmail.com or write to
Wimbledon Endowed Almshouse Charity
60 Camp Road
Wimbledon
London SW19 4UN


Cleaves Almshouses – Kingston upon Thames

Accommodation

2 bedroom ground floor flat with sitting room, kitchen and porch overlooking communal garden. There are 2 bedrooms and a bathroom fitted with shower. There is a small garden to be maintained by the occupants. WMC £920 plus water charges.

This property is to be let to a couple or two people who form a household. Trustees will consider siblings or co-habitees. Both applicants need to be over 60 years of age.

Criteria

  • In housing need – in temporary or very unsuitable accommodation or facing eviction
  • Of modest means – this may mean eligible for Housing Benefit
  • 60 years or older – there is no upper limit
  • Living in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames or with links to the Borough – except in special cases to be approved by the Trustees
  • Capable of independent living  – able to look after yourself and your home, if necessary, with help from, for example, friends, family or social services
  • Aware of the need for give and take when living in close proximity to others

Contact Details

Please contact the Clerk, Miss Shanthini Shanmugaguru on clerk@cleavesalmshouses.co.uk
or write to Clerk to Trustees, 42 Claremont Road. Surbiton. KT6 4RF, for an application form.
Closing date for this property is 20th March 2023.

You will be contacted in the New Year if your application has been selected for interview.


The Friendly Almshouses – London, SW9 0TL

Accommodation

155 Stockwell Park Road, London SW9 0TL
A recently refurbished studio flat with separate bathroom and kitchen. Shared utility room. Part of a community of 20, with access to communal lounge and garden.  Available with immediate effect with a further three flats becoming available in the next few months.

Criteria

We would welcome applications from single women over 50 years of age.  Applicants should come from the London area and must have a low income and limited capital.  They must be able to live independently.

Contact Details

If you wish to apply for this studio flat, please contact the Clerk on 0207 274 7176 or download an application form on www.friendlyalmshouses.org.


Leathersellers Close, Harrison Housing – Barnet

Accommodation

Leathersellers Close, Barnet, EN5 4JB Leathersellers Close – Harrison Housing

Studio flat on the first floor, no lift access. Access to communal lounge and gardens.

Criteria

We would welcome applications from single people, over state retirement pension age. There is no catchment area, applicants can come from anywhere.

Applicants should be capable of independent living but in need of the additional support / reassurance provided by the community alarm service (Warden call system).

WMC

The charges on the flat are £172.20 per week.

Contact Details

Apply to: Julia Linfoot, Housing Director, Harrison Housing

julialinfoot@harrisonhousing.org.uk 07725 554 042