Low cost accommodation in Wimbledon SW19

A friendly and ‘with it’ older lady (Polish and English speaking) with reduced mobility is seeking a Sharer for her home to offer a mix of 15 hours’ help and company each week in exchange for the low-cost accommodation.

She would value the friendly reassurance and company of having someone around their/his/her home in the evenings and overnight. She would also like some general practical help around the home such as picking shopping, cooking up to four or five meals each week, helping keep the home clean and tidy, carrying heavier items, simple tech and ad hoc practical help and errands as may be needed.

The accommodation on offer is a double room furnished with two single beds (can be made-up as a king),, dressing table and wardrobe space. There is a bathroom with separate shower (only shared when the lady’s family visit) and shared use of the kitchen, sitting room and garden.

The property is in Wimbledon close to the tennis courts. It’s approx. 20 minutes’ walk from Southfield’s underground station (District Line), and 5-10 minutes’ walk from the 93 and 493 bus stops.

The lady enjoys gardening, watching some TV programmes (travel, cooking, old BBC dramas), meeting friends, going to church and some activities at the Wimbledon Guild.

As a Sharer you are free to work or study as long as you have enough spare time to give the agreed level of company and support. The ideal Sharer will be a positive, friendly, kind, helpful and reliable non-smoker who ideally shares some of the lady’s interests.

If you are interested, please email a little information about yourself, your hours of availability, if you can commit for at least a year, and why you are interested in, and think you may be suitable for, this share. We can then give you more details about this specific situation.

Nb one of the lady’s daughter’s lives in America and comes to the UK with her family twice a year (over Christmas, and in the summer) for approx.10 days at a time to stay with her mother; so we are looking for someone with flexibility who could take holiday (or stay with a friend) at those times to give the family their time together.

£165 per month plus contribution to household bills (£65 per month).

Council tax band – G

We are a Homeshare agency specialising in finding Sharers for people who have a spare room and would welcome and benefit from some company and practical help. As a Community Interest Company, the monthly payment goes towards the running of the scheme.