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RETIREMENT HOUSING EXPLANATIONS to help you find your perfect retirement property.
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	Early retirement pension	Only possible with occupational pension schemes and does not apply to the basic State pension..
	Elderly Accommodation Council	Gives advice and help to people looking for retirement accommodation in both the private and public sectors. Has a large database detailing all types of property for the elderly including sheltered housing, care homes and nursing homes http://www.housingcare.org.uk.
	Electric Heating	Quite popular in retirement schemes due to the Economy 7 tariff and perceived safety..
	Electric Sockets and Switches	Generally at a higher height to avoid too much bending but not too high as to become visually intrusive..
	Elizabeth Finn Trust, 1 Derry Street, London, W8	Has a number of excellent residential homes throughout the south of England and is able to offer financial assistance in some cases to people from professional backgrounds. Telephone: 020 7396 6700.
	Emergency Access	The scheme manager will have a master key to obtain access to properties in an emergency..
	Emergency Alarms	One of the most well known is Aid Call and this operates through a pendant transmitter that when pressed alerts a monitoring centre..
	Enfranchisement	The right of Leaseholders to purchase the joint freehold of a development..
	Entryphone System	Two way speech communication from main entrance to flat to deter unwelcome visitors..
	Equity Release	Releases capital from the value of your home for essential needs or that special holiday..
	Equity Sharing	Where you buy perhaps seventy per cent of the market value of a property and when you leave you get back 70% of the property's market value at the time..
	Ex- Directory	To remove your name from the telephone directory contact British Telecom..
	External Maintenance	Normally covered in the service charge..
	External Repairs	Generally a shared responsibility and covered in the service charge..
	Extra-care Schemes	Essentially the provision of services and facilities to people who are not able to live independently often with meals provided together with some form of domestic assistance. Normally found in 'Very Sheltered', Assisted Living or Close Care schemes..