Retirement Life
Retirement LIFE (Living in a Friendly Environment) provides a supportive, safe place to live for older people who are over the age of 60. Some Retirement Life homes are also available to people with disabilities under the age of 60, following an assessment by the Council. Tenants have access to a team of […]
Calling all BITMO Retirement Life residents and Belle Isle TMO tenants aged 60+
Our Retirement Life communal rooms on Belle Isle Circus and Broom Nook are open most days with a variety of activities on offer. These range from Bingo, Arts and Crafts, Cake Decorating, Knit and Natter, Wednesday breakfast club, Thursday lunch club and Sunday lunch club. If you are interested, please contact me on 0113 […]
Homes in Belle Isle
[…] down for each type of home. Amount in Belle Isle at 1.4.23 Number of lettings in 2022/23 1-bedroom homes 51 2-bedroom flats 4 2-bedroom houses 17 3-bedroom houses 13 4-bedroom houses or bigger 8 Retirement Life 1-bed flats 3 Sheltered 1-bed bungalows 7 Total numbers 103
Swap your home
[…] (this is classed as an incentive) We’ll also decline your mutual exchange if the home you’re moving to: Is larger than you reasonably need Is ‘sheltered’ ( retirement life) accommodation and you don’t qualify Has a disability adaptation you won’t need Where to find a mutual exchange partner You can swap with another housing […]
The purpose of BITMO is to create a safer, stronger Belle Isle
[…] over and feel socially isolated, you may benefit from a weekly call from a friendly voice to check in on you. We run social events at our retirement life developments. If you’d like to find out more, please contact us on 0113 378 2181. Tenancy Enforcement Anti-social behaviour and other breaches of tenancy such […]
A Big Volunteering Thank You!
[…] great way to improve your emotional and physical health and the joy of planting something, watching it grow and then being able to eat it is amazing. Retirement Life: Volunteers support the groups that runs out of 26 and 58 Belle Isle Circus and Broom Nook. Bingo, providing breakfast sandwiches and meals, art groups. […]
Could you be a BITMO Board Member?
[…] BITMO manages the following services for the Belle Isle Estate (about 1,830 Council properties). Repairs, planned investment, caretaking, lettings, dealing with anti-social behaviour, support to vulnerable tenants, Retirement Life (housing for older tenants), rent collection and tenancy changes and community development. BITMO is an independent organisation whose Board of management has a permanent majority […]
