Hanover Inpractice
Hanover Inpractice
Hanover Inpractice
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Choice:<br />
<strong>Hanover</strong> homes<br />
Ahomeismorethanbricksandmortar;it’saplacetocall<br />
yourown.Typically,wespendmoretimeathomeasweage<br />
soit’simportantthat<strong>Hanover</strong>residentsenjoytheirhomes<br />
andlivesomewherenice.<br />
<strong>Hanover</strong>hasagoodrecordinhousingolderpeople,and<br />
continuestodevelopnewhomestoo.Butwegobeyondthebasics<br />
andhelpresidentstomaketheir<br />
homesasattractiveaspossible– and<br />
tomakemoneygoevenfurtherin<br />
thesetougheconomictimes.That<br />
includesmakingthemostofany<br />
sharedspaceonestatessothatthey<br />
canbeenjoyedbyall.<br />
Forexample,<strong>Hanover</strong>’s<br />
‘Greenshootsfund’helpsresidents<br />
toimprovetheircommunalareasbygivinggrantsofupto<br />
£2,000foranythingfromgardenpolytunnelstokaraoke<br />
machines.Inreturn,weaskresidentstoraise20percentofthe<br />
totalcost–theyconsistentlycomeupwithanimpressiverange<br />
offundraisingideas,oftenhelpedbytheirestatemanager,to<br />
makeupthegrantdifference.<br />
Thischaptershowshow<strong>Hanover</strong>isseekingtoimproveresidents’<br />
homesthrough:<br />
n newapproachestorepairsand<br />
smalljobsandincentivising<br />
residentstoinvestintheirhomes,<br />
throughexcitinginitiativeslike<br />
‘copayments’andour‘outright<br />
sales’programme<br />
n workingwithvolunteers:this<br />
savesresidentsmoneyand<br />
givingvolunteers(including<br />
non-estatestaff)aninsightinto<br />
retirementhousing<br />
<strong>Hanover</strong> <strong>Inpractice</strong>