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Lansdowne Court Village
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Retirement living · Lansdowne, Masterton

Lansdowne Court Village

Ucg Lansdowne Limited · leafy Lansdowne suburb · independent living with on-site rest home & hospital care
Life Score
54
Good
Capital Back
11
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
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The village

Life here

Nestled in the leafy Lansdowne suburb of Masterton, Lansdowne Court Village has been serving the community for over 20 years with affordable, independent retirement living. The village sits on the site of the former Golden Shears Motel, close to local shops, cafes, Queen Elizabeth Park and Henley Lake. Residents enjoy spacious one and two bedroom villas with generous lounges and views across landscaped gardens, supported by friendly staff and a relaxed, homely atmosphere where laughter and chatting fill the air.

Your home

Living options

Independent Living Units

Well-appointed one and two bedroom spacious villas with generous lounges and views across landscaped gardens.

✓ One bedroom unit from $420,000
✓ Two bedroom unit from $440,000
✓ Spacious lounges
✓ Landscaped garden views
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Life at Lansdowne Court is tailored to residents' needs with a focus on companionship and enjoyment.

Activities & Community

The village offers an attractive range of communal areas and mature gardens, with activities and events designed to suit resident interests. Regular social gatherings, outings and entertainment keep the community vibrant and connected.

✓ Activities programme tailored to resident needs
✓ Regular happy hour
✓ Weekly shopping trips and outings via on-site van
✓ Communal areas and mature gardens
✓ Hairdresser on site
✓ Podiatrist on site
✓ Dietician-approved meals with special dietary catering
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Communal lounge
Mature gardens
On-site hairdresser
On-site podiatrist
Weekly shopping van
24-hour in-unit call button
On-site care home
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

If your health changes, you won't have to leave the place you know. Lansdowne Court Village offers these levels of care on site:

Independent→Rest home→Hospital
✓ Dietician · Podiatrist · Hairdresser · Physiotherapist on referral · Respite care
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Lansdowne Court Village is located in the leafy suburb of Lansdowne in Masterton, close to local shops and cafes. The village is just a short drive from Queen Elizabeth Park and Henley Lake, perfect for scenic walks. Nearby amenities include a supermarket, medical centre, local churches, shopping centre, library and bowling club.

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Now the practical part

The money — what comes back to your family

You've seen why you'd love it. This is the part most families only discover at the exit statement — so we put it in plain sight. Every figure is from the village's own filed Disclosure Statement.

Capital Back score
11
Capital-unfriendly · #510 of 520
Better than 2% of NZ villages — yet the market median is just 46. The sector is tough.
Deferred fee
30%
charged on your entry price
Your share of capital gain
0%
operator keeps 100% of any uplift
Time to get capital back
—
not enough resales disclosed
Fees after you leave
Continue
charged until the unit resells
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How the 11 is built

Nothing hidden — every component

The Capital Back score is a transparent weighting of five filed terms — you can see exactly where this village wins and loses.

Move-in fee you don't get back Deferred Management Fee — weighted 30%
30% deferred fee — lower is better.
25
Share of capital growth Capital gain to resident — weighted 15%
0% — the operator keeps any resale uplift.
0
Fees stop when you leave Weekly fees on exit — weighted 15%
Fees continue until the unit resells.
0
Interest if repayment is slow Interest on delayed capital — weighted 10%
No interest on delayed repayment.
0
The filed terms, in plain English

What the Disclosure Statement actually says

Every operator uses different words for the same thing — we normalise them so you can compare like with like.

%

Deferred Management Fee

30%

Accrues over your first 3 years, charged on the entry price.

Market: median 30%; only 16% of villages charge under 25%.
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Capital gain

0% to the resident

Any increase in the licence value at resale is kept entirely by the operator.

Market: just 8% of NZ villages share any capital gain.
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Fees & interest on exit

Watch this

Weekly fees continue until the unit resells.

Market: 220 of 520 villages keep charging weekly fees after you've gone.
Before you sign the ORA

The reckoning usually arrives too late

  • You're buying a licence to occupy, not the home — you can't sell, rent or borrow against it.
  • A large deferred fee is gone within a few years, whatever the unit later sells for.
  • Your family carries the risk of how long resale takes — and the operator's ability to pay.
  • None of this is hidden — it's all in the Disclosure Statement most people sign without reading.
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