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	Management Fees	These can be up to 15% or 20% of the total service charge costs on a development dependent on the level of services provided. Sometimes the charge is a fixed amount per property which dosen't seem as fair as a percentage as some schemes take significantly more management time than others. The Housing Corporation sets guide figures for Housing Associations..
	Management Organisation.	Sometimes the landlord or specially appointed agents who can be private companies, chartered surveyors, housing associations elat..
	McCarthy & Stone	One of the most well known companies building retirement housing..
	Meals on Wheels	Provided by Voluntary Organisations..
	Medical Insurance	Should be no upper age limit..
	Mental Frailty	Should someone become a disturbance to other residents family is the first point of contact followed by social services and the management organisation..
	Mini-bus transport	Provided on some schemes especially where it is some distance to the shops. Funded out of the service charge with the capital cost having first been given by the developer..
	Mobility Features	Apart from the obvious such as ramps and rails there are companies providing mobility solutions especially for the kitchen as well as bathrooms and elsewhere. For example SpaceAce Limited has a new storage system that helps anyone who has difficulty with reaching and stretching. Keep Able is a company that has a number of shops providing useful kit for the elderly..
	Monitoring Centre	Receives calls from alarm systems in retirement housing schemes and private houses and they then contact appropriate help..
	Mortgages	Increasingly available along with 'roll up' loans and other forms of equity release. Always seek independent financial advice..