Government’s ‘contempt’ for disabled people, as planning white paper ignores accessible housing There is also no mention of wheelchair-users in the white paper, which looks only at England, even though successive Conservative Ministers have been repeatedly warned of the dire shortage of suitable wheelchair-accessible housing and as we often call it ‘The Accessible housing Crisis”! The planning for the future document makes repeated references to the need for “beautiful new homes”, “beautiful places” and “beautiful buildings”, while ignoring the accessible housing crisis. The Home Builders Federation had repeatedly objected to targets describing the proportion of new homes that should be built to the basic M4(2)** accessible housing standard and also to the stricter M4(3) standard for wheelchair-accessible properties. Not much to ask is it? Or is it?Ī lot of people say, when we’re searching for properties, it must be easier with the new builds, as they are all accessible? This is a myth. These kind of decisions and wishes are great for those of us who can have a dream list, but for many, they just want to be able to get in and around their property with ease. The most sought after properties are those with gardens and many people looking to move into greener areas. The property market is buoyant and many home owners and landlords are reaping the benefits of the much needed property boost, with sales and lettings going fast.Īfter being in lockdown for months and with the possibility of that happening again, never far from our minds, we have all felt the pressure of having to stay in for a long length of time and if our homes haven’t been right for us, even more so. With all the large high street banks headlines screaming “House prices hit all-time high in August” they revealed that average UK house prices have continued to recover during August and saw the highest monthly rise in more than 16 years. With most properties, you can’t even get in the front door, how we’d love to see more stair and ramp entrances like these shown in our images. In short the answer is not very accessible at all. This equates to four fifths of disabled people living in unsuitable homes. Yet only a staggering 7% of homes in England are accessible. There are 13.9 million disabled people in the UK – one in five of the population. Accessible Housing for Disabled People – how accessible is it?Īs we specialise in accessible properties, the question we always get asked is “How accessible is housing for disabled people?
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