Denefields Court, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 - For people aged 60+ or 55+ if in receipt of PIP/DLA

Platform Housing are delighted to offer unfurnished self-contained apartments ranging from studios to 2-bed apartments in a retirement living scheme in Matlock. On the doorstep of the Peak District National Park this town has a full range of amenities including a train station and good road communications lead to surrounding cities of Sheffield, Derby and Nottingham.

Currently available to let IMMEDIATELY are two studio apartments, situated on the ground and second floors. Applicants for upper floor apartments must be able to safely use the stairs in the event of an emergency.

To be eligible you must be aged 60+ or 55+ if you are in receipt of Personal Independence Payments or Disability Living Allowance.

Denefields Court has 50 self-contained apartments. The scheme is surrounded by communal grounds and facilities include a lift, laundry room, lounge and guest facilities. There is a non-resident management staff and a Careline alarm service.

There is a mixture of studio apartments with open plan living/sleeping, one bedroom apartments with a single bedroom and others with double bedrooms that may house a couple. Some apartments have baths and others have walk in showers.

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Studio apartments are unfurnished and briefly comprise of :-

*Kitchen
*Open plan living/sleeping area
*Bathroom
*Main heating from a community scheme
*Double Glazing
*Derbyshire Dales Council Tax band A
*No deposit/fees required
*Door entry system

You will be required to pay one month's rent of between £598.78 depending upon the type of apartment; in advance prior to the tenancy start day. Please note that if you are claiming or Housing Element of Universal Credit there are some service charges that would not be covered. These include £8.37pcm administration charge, £3.60pcm personal alarm charge, £44.10pcm personal heating charge, £0.28pcm site licences charge, and £7.85pcm support charge. A Lettings Officer can give you a full break breakdown of the charges of what is eligible for 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 / 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 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.

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 and may be considered with restrictions and on a case by case basis.

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