Service Charge

A Service Charge has to be paid monthly by each apartment (occupied or not) to cover :–

• Development Manager & Associated costs i.e., employment, domestic assistance, 24-hour emergency monitoring and office costs
• Food & Beverage
• Communal Services i.e., energy, water & sewerage, insurance, ground maintenance, window cleaning and communal cleaning
• Repairs & Maintenance i.e., emergency call system, lift maintenance and general maintenance
• Professional Services i.e., management fee, audit fee, bank charges and Care Quality Commission
• Contingency Fund

The financial year starts on 1st April and ends on 31st March of each year. Provided in this charge is one hour of domestic cleaning for each apartment and 24-hour onsite staff support for all residents. We have the gardens maintained by external contractors and the external side of the glass windows and doors are cleaned every 6-8 weeks.

The budgeted monthly service charge since 2014 has been :–

2014 _ 2015  1B £545.54  2B £   734.10

2015 _ 2016  1B £566.21  2B £   761.56

2016 _ 2017  1B £565.95  2B £   759.56                Comparing Service Charge increases between 2016 - 2024

2017 _ 2018  1B £566.39  2B £   755.81                                 Eversley Court     -  40%

2018 _ 2019  1B £573.60  2B £   763.27                                 Wales & England -  44%

2019 _ 2020  1B £589.64  2B £   787.20                                 Greater   London   -  52% 

2020 _ 2021  1B £593.75  2B £   794.66

2021 _ 2022  1B £647.23  2B £   865.22

2022 _ 2023  1B £674.98  2B £   902.68

2023 _ 2024  1B £733.33  2B £   982.07

2024 _ 2025  1B £792.28  2B £1,057.05