Low cost accommodation in Highgate N6

A lovely and ‘with it’ older lady is seeking a Sharer for her home to offer a little practical help and some company each week in exchange for the low-cost accommodation.

She would value and enjoy the friendly reassurance and company of having someone around her home in the evenings and overnight. She would appreciate some general practical help around the home such as picking up shopping, cooking (for/with) and sharing up to four meals each week, helping keep the home clean and tidy, and ad hoc practical help and errands as may be needed.

The accommodation on offer is either a bedroom furnished with a double bed, or a different bedroom with a single bed and therefore more space. There is flexibility on the furniture which can be moved around. The bathroom is shared with the lady. There is also a bright kitchen and sitting room, and use of a communal garden.

The property is in a lovely location less than 5-minutes’ walk from Highgate underground station (Northern Line).

A retired professor of medicine, the lady reads The Guardian, listens to classical music, is interested in Art History and enjoys watching documentaries. She speaks some French and has worked in many countries. She has a large family and enjoys her children, grandchildren visiting and the company of younger people. She also has some long-standing friends.

As a Sharer you are free to work or study as long as you have enough spare time (up to 15 hours per week in a mix of practical help plus a little company) 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 tell us a little information about yourself, your hours of availability, 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.

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

Council tax band – F

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.