Master en suite in mature, deaf, female household

Hello

Joan and I have a lovely big spare room in our three-storey house in Locking Parklands, which we want to offer to a single woman.

Sorry - no couples or overnight stays by partners.

THE ROOM

Located on the top floor and up two flights of stairs, the master en suite is the best room in the house. It comes furnished with a super king size bed, chest of drawers and fitted wardrobe. It overlooks a park and gets lots of natural light.

THE HOUSE

You will have shared use of:
- The ground floor kitchen/diner with all white goods (washing machine and dishwasher included), and kitchenware, plus space of your own for food storage. Joan and I don't eat in the kitchen, but you are welcome to.
- The ground floor cloakroom, with guest W. C.
- Shoe rack by the front door.
- This summer we expect to convert the ground floor office into an extra space for you to share also, for dining and/or lounging.

You will have your own off-street allocated car parking space.

THE GARDEN

The back garden is small and connects the house with the car parking spaces. We plan to turn it, gradually, into a productive area for food and/or wildlife, so it isn't somewhere for dogs to do their toilet. However, in addition to the park right opposite the house, there are other small areas closer still for dogs to go.

JOAN AND I

Joan is the owner of the house, and she has mobility issues. She spends the day sitting in front of the TV on the first floor, knitting. Her hearing ability fluctuates, and I am deaf, so the TV always has subtitles on and the sound off.

I care for Joan. I was born and grew up hearing and I speak clearly. I know sign language but not to fluency, and as a consequence I don't go out to socialise and we very rarely have guests.

We are omnivores, but most of our diet is vegan wholefoods. I cook a big lunch every day. Dinner tends to be leftovers or something quick and simple, so the kitchen is usually mostly free in the evenings.

I clean the house, so you would only have responsibility for your own room.

Joan and I always keep the planet in mind whenever we do or buy anything. We don't kill insects. We reduce, reuse and recycle. The house is quite new and well-insulated. Joan is easily cold so we use the heating regularly in Joan's rooms, with this creating warmth throughout the rest of the house. We turn off lights, radiators and taps where we don’t need them. We avoid chemicals, and we provide all the natural cleaning products for our home, including for your room.

YOU?

If you are a single, natural woman who is emotionally-intelligent, honest and patient, and who also acts responsibly for the sake of the planet, or is willing to, we would love to hear from you.

Unless you know some sign language, you will need to be adaptable in how you communicate with us, as even in the best circumstances, only up to 30% of words are possible to see on the mouth (lipread).

Your self-esteem will also be high enough that if there was anything about us or the house you were unhappy with, you would calmly explain and give us the chance to help put things right.

PETS?

We welcome house-trained and well-behaved pets, who would have our company all day. Unfortunately, we have just had sisal carpet laid on the stairs, and so unless your cat is unusual and doesn't like scratching on sisal, or you know of a way to prevent scratching, we won't be able to accommodate cats.

OTHER

All the usual bills are included, including broadband and Council Tax (Tax band is D). You would pay separately for your personal phone and contents insurance.