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Share your favourite Devizes photo for your chance to win £100 A prize of £100 is up for grabs in a new competition held by McCarthy Stone. People in Devizes have been asked to share photographs of their favourite views whether it be wildlife, landscapes or stand-out architecture spotted on daily walks.  McCarthy Stone, the developer behind the Shackleton Place Retirement Living Plus development on Bath Road, say they are looking to capture some of the architecture and culture that can be found around every corner of the town so it can be enjoyed by its new and prospective homeowne...

A LEADING developer has expressed its disappointment after its 'much-needed' plans for Tadley were refused by the borough council on an issue surrounding affordable housing. McCarthy Stone submitted plans in October 2018 that would see the Reading Warehouses building and 48 New Road, Tadley, redeveloped with 42 one- and two-bedroom retirement living apartments for private sale, together with landscaped gardens and on-site car parking. The plans also included a new retail space, with five affordable apartments above. Reacting to the application’s refusal, the developer’s division m...

Opening: Councillor Julie Laidlow, Mayor of Cockermouth officially opens Lancaster Court in December. There was cause for celebration when the mayor of Cockermouth paid a visit to officially open a retirement community. Councillor Julie Laidlow visited Lancaster Court - the latest development from the leading manager and developer of retirement communities, McCarty Stone. The mayor cut the ribbon at the ceremony in December joined by the McCarthy Stone team at the retirement living development on Isel Road. Councillor Julie Laidlow, said: “I was delighted to be invited to the openin...

  McCarthy Stone ('the Group'), the UK's leading developer and manager of retirement communities, notes today's announcement by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) regarding reforms to leasehold properties.    The Group is disappointed to see that as part of these reforms MHCLG has reversed its previously announced exemption for the retirement housing industry from the zero rating of ground rents.   Since December 2017, McCarthy Stone and other retirement operators have engaged extensively with Government on this issue. Th...