Home maintenance and gardening

There is help available with maintaining property for homeowners who would like to continue to live independently and safely in their own homes.

Staying Put Scheme

Stockport Council run a Home Improvement Agency called Staying Put for homeowners aged 60 and over living in Stockport who would like to continue to live independently and safely in their own homes. The scheme helps to ensure that your house is in good repair, warm and secure. You may be finding this difficult to maintain and Staying Put may be able to help you to improve security and undertake repairs and improvements. If you can't afford the cost of repairs and improvements, Staying Put will help you to look at other options. These may include an insurance claim, a loan, a lifetime mortgage (often known as equity release), approaching a charity for help or a grant from Stockport Council or other organisations.

Handy Help & Gardening Service

If you are aged 50 and over and need help with gardening and maintenance of your property  then contact Age UK Stockport's Handy Help Service. They can give you information about local tradesmen who may be able to help you. They also provide a minor repair service, for example help with fitting door bells, locks and safety devices, replace light bulbs, smoke alarm batteries etc. The service is free but they will ask for a small administrative fee.

Useful contacts

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Stockport Council (Staying Put Scheme)
Address: Strategic Housing, Town Hall, Stockport SK1 3XE
Phone: 0161 474 4364 (Security Package) 0161 474 4291 (Repairs & Adaptations)
Web: www.stockport.gov.uk/homerepairs

Age UK Stockport (Handy Help & Gardening Service)
Address: Commonweal, 56 Wellington Street, Stockport SK1 3AQ
Phone: 0161 480 1211
Fax: 0161 480 3735
Web: www.ageukstockport.org.uk
Email: admin@ageukstockport.org.uk