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Wilson Carlile Village
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Retirement living · Hamilton East, Hamilton

Wilson Carlile Village

Anzen Limited · Hamilton East · independent villas + rest home and hospital care
Life Score
67
Strong
Capital Back
46
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
Wilson Carlile Village Wilson Carlile Village
The village

Life here

Wilson Carlile sits on a generous one-hectare site in Hamilton East, thoughtfully designed so independent villa residents and those in the 34-bed rest home and hospital share a genuine community. Ten traditional brick villas and spacious one- and two-bedroom homes are well integrated with care facilities, creating a neighbourhood where everyone belongs. Days are filled with purpose—from daily exercise programmes and weekly church services to visits from artists, bingo nights, and outings—all supported by a full-time diversional therapist who designs activities tailored to each resident.

Your home

Living options

Independent Living & Care

Choose from ten traditional brick villas or spacious one- and two-bedroom homes, each with garage or carport. Rest home offers standard and premium private rooms, many with en-suites.

✓ Ten traditional brick villas
✓ One and two-bedroom independent homes
✓ Garage or carport with each home
✓ 34-bed purpose-built rest home
✓ Standard and premium private rooms
✓ En-suite bathrooms (many rooms)
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Life at Wilson Carlile is active and connected.

Activities & Community

A full-time diversional therapist designs tailored activity programmes. Residents enjoy daily exercise, weekly church services, bingo, quizzes, outings, and entertainment from visiting artists. Day care (five days a week) provides respite for families and stimulating activities for loved ones, with lunch and morning and afternoon teas included.

✓ Daily exercise programme
✓ Weekly church services
✓ Bingo and quizzes
✓ Outings and entertainment
✓ Day care (five days per week)
✓ Arts and craft room
✓ Library
✓ Hair salon
✓ Whanau room
✓ Spacious activities room
✓ Multiple lounges
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Arts and craft room
Library
Hair salon
Whanau room
Recreation room
Multiple lounges
Activities room
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

Independent→Rest home→Hospital
✓ Diversional therapy · Day care · Respite care
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Wilson Carlile Village is located on a full hectare in Hamilton East, a neighbourhood handy for shopping, public transport and medical services. The site is well-positioned for residents who value accessibility to local amenities and healthcare facilities.

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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
46
Around average · #259 of 520
Better than 50% 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
Stop
good — many villages keep charging
Before you sign, get independent eyes on the contract.An ORA-review lawyer or independent financial adviser — never paid by any operator — checks what it really means for your family.
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How the 46 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%
Charges end on vacancy.
100
Interest if repayment is slow Interest on delayed capital — weighted 10%
Interest is payable if capital is returned late.
100
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.

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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

Resident-friendly

Weekly fees stop when you vacate, and interest is payable if your capital is returned late.

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.
Have someone independent read it first

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