Churchill acquires first new site in Canterbury

Award winning Churchill Retirement Living, the UK's fastest growing privately owned retirement housebuilder, has purchased a new site on the corner of St Dustan's Street and Roper Road in Canterbury, Kent. Churchill will be submitting a planning application for one and two bedroom purpose-built retirement apartments. This prestigious development will comprise an Owners' Lounge, Guest Suite and communal gardens, and is superbly located within walking distance of the shops and amenities of Canterbury City Centre.

Churchill Retirement Living build retirement apartments at carefully selected locations across the UK, offering the very best of local amenities and shopping – at the same time providing Owners with Independence, Security and 24-hour support and help when required.

Spencer McCarthy, Chairman and Group Managing Director said, "We are delighted to have completed the purchase on this new site in Canterbury, which will be our first in the City of Canterbury and is therefore a significant step forward and we hope the first of many more as we are actively looking for more new sites in the Whitstable, Deal, Maidstone and Sandwich areas for purchase in the near future.

"The purchase of the Canterbury site follows a difficult 18 months in the housing market, during which time we stopped all new land acquisitions, however we are definitely now seeing signs of improvement. The Canterbury site is the first site we have purchased in Kent in three years and it represents a significant building block in our expansion strategy to become the undisputed market leader in retirement property development. We are committed to listening to our Customers, meeting their requirements and above all, delivering the highest standard of customer service at all times. This is supported by the fact that we have recently been awarded the UK's Best Retirement Housing Operator by the UK Over 50s Housing Weekly News magazine”