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Advise for helping elderly mother downsize.
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inscrutable79 wrote: »I have suggested such a flat but I think it's a step too far for her, at least at the moment. She is only 67, (but losing my father has aged her horribly so that at times she seems more like 77 or 87) and so she says that warden assisted flats are for old people not her!
This sounds just like my MIL - she went into a warden controlled place - but she had her own flat - own front door etc - it was lovely. The garden was beautiful and the warden was around if she needed anything. All the residents had their own flat, but also had a large community room where they could sit and chat etc. There was plenty going on there - bingo evenings, cheese & wine, fish & chip suppers ..... she was never in! She said she wished she had moved there sooner! If your mum bought one of these type of flats, she would still have 'something to leave' and it would be more manageable for her. I know it is not easy if someones mind is set, but it may be worth taking her to look at some of these places.0 -
She lives in a conservation area and the chances of getting planning permission are virtually nil unfortunately, we've already looked into it.
4thistledome wrote: »B&T might be onto something there. If there's any chance that the council will give planning permission for a house or houses to be built on your Mum's land, it would be worth getting plans drawn up and permission granted. She'd get much more for a house and a plot than just a house.0 -
Thanks for all the advice so far everyone. Keep it coming!0
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Whereabouts is your mum's house? And how much is the valuation you've been given/reserve price they've recommended for the auction?0
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