{"id":303,"date":"2015-08-01T16:44:30","date_gmt":"2015-08-01T16:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/are-we-facing-an-accessible-homes-crisis\/"},"modified":"2018-10-05T14:38:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T14:38:59","slug":"are-we-facing-an-accessible-homes-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/are-we-facing-an-accessible-homes-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Are We Facing an Accessible Homes Crisis?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p><!-- [if gte mso 9]><xml>  <o:DocumentProperties>   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On top of this, it is estimated that 40% of disabled people aged 16-24 do not live in suit<span id=\"urn:enhancement-35953f72-8591-f686-2f9c-24be91c6a565\" class=\"tex&lt;span id=\" urn:enhancement-44593330-95dc-4ff7-e616-29527f45c86a=\"\">tannotation&#8221;&gt;able acc<\/span>ommodation, showing that there is clear demand for more and better accessible homes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2014\/jul\/28\/wheelchair-disabled-friendly-flat-accessible-housing-london\">recent Guardian article<\/a>, writer Ed T<span id=\"urn:enhancement-b1e2e770-224c-224d-1400-41ace7ffba82\" class=\"textannotati&lt;span id= disambiguated wl-thing\" urn:enhancement-eb157dbb-bccd-f17b-0ba6-7c5b51ee5757=\"\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/housing_estate\">on&#8221;&gt;od<\/span>in<\/span>o details his own unhap<a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Property\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/property\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/property;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.05wrt;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Property\" >py exper<\/a>iences trying to find an accessible home that allows him to retain his independ<span id=\"urn:enhancement-dd9afb59-4104-a763-724c-ee4780eb2ed9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-place\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/london\"><span span=\"\">id=&#8221;urn:enhancement-b68402a1-768e-3d02-9f88-350cb4ae5542&#8243; c<a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"accommodation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/lodging\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/lodging;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01hjj_;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Lodging\" >lass=&#8221;textann<\/a>otation&#8221;&gt;ence<\/span>. Todino, like many young disabled people, is a recent graduate looking to find an affordable and accessible home in London to share with his able-bodied friends. Part of the problem for Ed is that he does not want to live in a pre-adapted property and would muc<a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"House\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/house\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03jm5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/House\" >h rat<\/a>her find a property that, with a few minor adjustments, could house both him and his friends comfortably.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cI don&#8217;t think living in pre-adapted accommodation is beneficial or h<a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"estate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/estate-land\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/estate_land;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Estate_(land);http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.038t8_;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Estate_(land)\" >ealthy<\/a> for someon<span id=\"urn:enhancement-b7e10689-358f-4e28-0ef4-ddde77166671\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/leasehold_estate\">e my age who is looking to engage with their peers and integrate with society.\u201d &#8211; Ed Todino<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"M&lt;span id=\">6&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;soNormal&#8221;&gt;<span style=\"font-size: &lt;\/span&gt;medium;\" data-mce-s=\"\" span=\"\" id=\"urn:enhancement-a33e2628-6287-4bcd-0217-b98d0311915c\" class=\"&lt;\/span disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/landlord\">&#8220;textannotation&#8221;&gt;tyle=&#8221;font-size: medium;&#8221;&gt;Unfortunately for Ed, landlords in the cap<span id=\"urn:enhancement-91bd56f4-a6fe-a22e-9a9a-4658ead09c2c\" class=\"&lt;span\">&#8220;textannot<span id=\"urn:enhancem&lt;span id=\" urn:enhancemen=\"\" span=\"\">t-d2616941-657d-21d7-7fc6-dd22dff8a99f&#8221; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;ent-3307da09-f1ba-3b<\/span>3b-bc3a-431006295171&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;ation&#8221;&gt;i<span id=\"&lt;\/span\">&#8220;urn:enhancement-fbc17df1-d597-76a3-19b5-3c28cc19b1aa&#8221; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;tal, with <\/span>an influx of potential renters, tend to favou<span id=\"urn:enha&lt;span id=\" urn:enhancement-=\"\" span=\"\">27973b87-1d2a-9a2c-7eac-edca73253f24&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;ncement-0206d637-1bc4-8da7-c199-0ad9dbb0f46d&#8221; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;r able-bodied tenants as they are an &#8216;easier let&#8217; and require l\/span&gt;1e96-9ffd-417885d3ca42&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;41-2350-c66c612b6be7&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;ittle work doing to the proper<\/span>ty.<span id=\"urn:enhancement-f7519956-&lt;span id=\" urn:enhancement-2aecc532-593c-2d1d-5608-0a75c88c0a9f=\"\" class=\"&quot;textann&lt;\/span\">otation&#8221;&gt;de7d-d1a0<\/span>-cbbc-5888074e4659&#8243; c<span id=\"urn:enhancement-6b6c7a&lt;span id=\" urn:enhancement-8bede572-66=\"\" span=\"\">13-f124-cb55-61906b489e13&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;26-4188-f468-c8a6-7c9172e64b4b&#8221; class=&#8221;<\/span>textannotation&#8221;&gt;lass=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt; With <\/span>high demand for rent<span id=\"urn:enhancement-2d89f834-b4df-59ef-47f3-a1d321cdf092\" class=\"textannotat&lt;span id= disambiguated wl-thing\" urn:enhancement-c8537457-50a4-89a3-2b1b-879f4ccb6e7e=\"\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/market_economics\">io<\/span>n&#8221;&gt;al pr&lt;<\/span>span id=&#8221;urn:enhancement-e187493d-a592-d9ba-1d9e-26f8b27c9eed&#8221; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;operties, especially in the capital, potential r<span id=\"urn:enhance&lt;span id=\" urn:enhancement-811a8=\"\" span=\"\">611-c6e2-1d1f-45ac-f514136723ee&#8221; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;ment-ec556982-2517-7863-efcb-7bc25a8a653a&#8221; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;e&lt;sp&lt; span=&#8221;&#8221;&gt;an id=&#8221;urn:enhancement-d9553060-5511-21d5-1cdb-8ab4fe9b7e6d&#8221; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;nters a&lt;\/sp&lt;&gt;<\/span>re often advised by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/compare-estate-agents\" title=\"estate agents\">estate agents<\/a> not to ask the landlord for too many adjustments to the property. However the difference between changing the wall-paper and installing a wheelchair ramp is that the latter is a necessary and essential improvement. There is a real need for landlords and estate agents to be a<span id=\"urn:enhancement-7dc33d77-35ef-46be-0b89-9e1a9f76da9a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/property\">ccommodati&lt;span&lt; span=&#8221;&#8221;&gt; id=&#8221;urn:enhancement-c4664507-081a-197c-c0db-eae0dedb649a&#8221; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;ng and<a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"For sale by owner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/for-sale-by-owner\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/for_sale_by_owner;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.06vvjy;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/For_sale_by_owner\" ><\/a> less <span id=\"urn:enhancement-afc7a616-0d4f-2615-56a0-1&lt;span id&lt;span id=\" urn:enhancement-e103d9fe-acb0-04df-4b36-=\"\" span=\"\">818dcfcaab85&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;=&#8221;urn:enhancement-5a6c4814-4774-face-45e<\/span>6-3752a509a29&lt;\/span&lt;&gt;<\/span>5&#8243; class=&#8221;text<span id=\"urn:&lt;span id=\" urn:enha=\"\" span=\"\">ncement-5f7e7e2c-68a2-34d8-7fbb-c3960d9d831b&#8221; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;enhancement-a0394bbf-a63c-7c93-f690-c3391a74affd&#8221; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;annotation<\/span>&#8220;&gt;77f7abbd48b&#8221; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;dismissive towards disabled-friendly adaptations if we are to avoid an accessible homes crisis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a09870c36c&#8221; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;=&#8221;urn:enhancement-5f7ead76-380b-916a-4ea4-2bb79ca568e1&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;&gt;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;<span style=\"font-size: medium;\" d=\"\" span=\"\" id=\"urn:enhancement-31a56a7a-6ea0-268c-6976-c73cace59cd2\" class=\"textannotation&lt;\/span&gt; disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/housing_estate\">ata-mce-styl<span id=\"urn:enhancement-b67ed31f-c38d-2ded-70f9-45c0c834f601\" class=\"tex&lt;\/span&gt;tannotation\">e=&#8221;font-size: medium;&#8221;&gt;The sales market for accessible homes it not much better. Part of the problem with the ac38f2&lt;s&lt; span=&#8221;&#8221;&gt;pan id=&#8221;urn:enhancement-94832urn:enhancement-b634be6c-2ad2-f54c-bf96-79aa957e97d7&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;73f-428c-91bb-b522-8b6f7f5d1741&#8243; c&lt;\/s&lt;&gt;lass=&#8221;textannota<\/span>tion&#8221;&gt;3d-c9ed-aa0e-87e0-0eee001eda38&#8243; t-4c54f865-4f40-9030-d4a9-7a284b67d2a1&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;cessible<\/span> homes market is<span id=\"urn:enhancement-9bc2bccc-7cdd-bca9-&lt;span id=\" urn:enhancement-6f800b97-bceb-19db-766e-=\"\" span=\"\">594563669518&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;dbae-97731a1ce2d0&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt; that ve<\/span>ndors putting a property with disabled-friendly improvements on the market will ofte<a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Land improvement\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/land-improvement\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/land_improvement;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0gjvr_;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Land_improvement\" >n be advised<\/a> by estate agents to tear out these improvements to increase the chance of a sale. Very few agents have dedicated accessible homes departm<span id=\"urn:enhancement-3bc78888-4b83-9adb-2326-e6cb08514a00\" class=\"textannota&lt;span id= disambiguated wl-thing\" urn:enhancement-4226a995-6b00-0b12-cbd2-1aa9dc5db59b=\"\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/market_economics\">tion&#8221;&gt;ents a<\/span>nd most are not prepared to tailor their marketing tow<span id=\"urn:enhancement-771b7749-5182-ef60-0561-c12936267cb6\" class=\"textannotatio&lt;span id=\" urn:enhancement-c=\"\" span=\"\">02e2713-5f84-2ff4-288a-da328a8a1c2 class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;c&#8221; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;n&#8221;&gt;ards disab<\/span>led house hunters. This leaves vendors with the prospect of ripping out<span id=\"urn:enhanc&lt;span id=\" urn:enha=\"\" span=\"\">ncement-293e09ed-9161-bba7-2db0-4b8016a3d235&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;ement-506ba5ee-25a3-7276-0396-606bc93b276b&#8221; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt; \u00a310<a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"market\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/market-economics\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/market_economics;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Market_(economics)\" >,000-\u00a3<\/a>20<\/span>,000 worth of carefully thought out improvements to their homes \u2013 not an attractive option for most sellers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"urn:enhancement-dcb90bd2-f58f-48f0-3b34-93e06a145a3c\" class=\"MsoNormal\">&gt;&#8221;ur<span id=\"urn:enhancement-50&lt;\/span&lt;\/span&gt;&gt;ed53a2-7869-0ea0-4fb3&lt;span id=\" urn:enhancement-3557fd63-0771-ae27-fddf-73ef369=\"\" span=\"\">a3e4a&#8221; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;-b63abdcfafa5&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;n:enhancement-2dc70a4e-a47d-0acb-f39e-4f9abda74957&#8243; class=&#8221;t<\/span>extannotation&#8221;&gt;ze: medium;&#8221;&gt;\u00a0an&gt;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Due<span id=\"urn:&lt;span id=\" urn:enhancemen=\"\" span=\"\">t-50b11436-e4b8-afd4-65d6-6a4ea8e82464&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;enhancement-decb9dfd-dbce-c76d-ece0-3a5b63a1b196&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt; to al<\/span>l of the abo<span id=\"urn:enhanc&lt;span id=\" urn:enhancement-36d3a=\"\" span=\"\">56a-e54c-f631-ef5d-18a50cbbe0da&#8221; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;ement-87932c6e-aed6-0e51-2950-a57d554183ee&#8221; cl<span id=\"urn:enhancement-eea02496-8000-b2fa-7fde-975df9c05e90\" class=\"&lt;\/span\">&#8220;textannotatio&lt;s<span id=\"&lt;span\" urn:enhancement-2801113e-ef83-ef0a-0bf2-42708d4a6906=\"\" class=\"&quot;textannotation&lt;\/span\">&#8220;&gt;aa-9a27cf3b&lt;\/s9b8c&#8221; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;&#8221;urn:enhancement-3a258e9d-df18-4f3<\/span>d-a6a4-d8eb5a825c4b&#8221; class=&#8221;textannotatio<a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Landlord\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/landlord\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/landlord;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.02mx_6;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Landlord\" >n&#8221;&gt;pan id<\/a>=&#8221;ur<span id=\"urn:enhancement-5db9fa65-6513-5201-376a-54b6bd3212c5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/property\">n:enan&gt;hancement-725743f8-bdfb-d78d-4198-<span id=\"urn:enhancement-a47820e7-37fe-cebe-eb52-4a6258106f61\" class=\"&lt;span\" urn:enhancement-c79ae1a5-d641-694c-1aaf-2478163e4322=\"\">\/span&gt;tannotation&#8221;&gt;&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;04571168a537&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;n&#8221;&gt;a<\/span>ss=&#8221;textanno<\/span>tation&#8221;&gt;ve, in many cas&lt;<span id=\"urn:enhancement-2db44c2f-76da-fb7d-2bc1-1cecbd164713\" class=\"textannotatio&lt;\/span&gt;n disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/housing_estate\">\/span&gt;e<span id=\"urn:enhancement-daeca10f-8ea6-5d71-b473-66a09fdaa68a\" class=\"t&lt;span id=\" urn:enhancement-2aa422fc-a77d-9da1-4d05-cd8a18d0b71c=\"\">extannotation&#8221;&gt;s a direct sale <\/span>(or for sale by owner) is the best option for accessible home-owners looki<\/span>ng to sell. The House Shop, having identified the demand for affordable and accessible homes, offers free listings and property advertisement for accessible or disabled-friendly properties and has an enti<a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Home\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/home\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/home;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01l0mw;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Home\" >re ar<\/a>ea of the site dedicated to the accessible homes market. Unfortunately, The Housern:enhancement-1f0c878d-2307-8957-42e1-348085fa139a&#8221; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt; Shop\u00a0are one of only a few property services that cater to the ma<span id=\"urn:enhancement-30f593d6-f0b9-29c8-901e-259bf46f0224\" class=\"textan&lt;span id= disambiguated wl-thing\" urn:enhancement-b75c5393-cf38-6fba-0013-020cd95a7927=\"\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/for_sale_by_owner\">n&lt;spa&lt; span=&#8221;&#8221;&gt;n id=&#8221;urn:enhancement-6731ec67-3237-eca2-ae05-1fe31e66ada5&#8243; cl<span id=\"urn:enhancement-e4ac1863-826a-676b-cee1-cfa557540c52\" class=\"te&lt;\/span&gt;xtannotation\">ass=&#8221;textannota<span id=\"urn:enhancement-a5e4a05e-c7dd-9425-f0fc-2dcbc69ada25\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/housing_estate\">tio<!--<\/span-->span&gt;n&#8221;&gt;otation&#8221;&gt;rket in this way. <a>=&#8221;http:\/\/acce&gt;<span id=\"urn:enhancement-6472b74a-24cd-a888-ff3b-35f9a7b2a52e\" cl=\"\" span=\"\">ass=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;ssible-property.org<span id=\"urn:enhancement-bd2116f6-9c82-2a33-7d84-896f626ff6d7\" cla=\"\" span=\"\">ss=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;.uk\/start.htm&#8221; data-mce-href=&#8221;http:\/\/accessible-property.org.uk\/start.htm&#8221;&gt;The Accessible Property Register<\/a> is another site that caters exclusively to the accessible homes m<span id=\"urn:enhancement-067c3c4c-ca3b-c872-ff79-24c3abf2&lt;span id=\" urn:enhancement-9e4ad777-e913-29fd-525b-690fdde34057=\"\" cla=\"\" span=\"\">ss=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;9134&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;arket <\/span>and<span id=\"urn:enhancement-bde28740-7213-7d64-f965-cced8f0ecf16\" class=\"text&lt;span id=\" urn:enhancement-461fabd9-7590-7219-e236-ca866f015ddc=\"\">annotation&#8221;&gt; sp<\/span>ecialises in finding disabled-friendly holiday accommodation as well as residential property.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>&lt;\/spa&lt;&gt;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span urn:enhancement-46f7aa10-dc7a-2f29=\"\" span=\"\">-6a36-ec284d527d9e&#8221; class=&#8221;texta&gt;nnotation&#8221;&gt;: m<\/span>edium;&#8221; data-mce-style=&#8221;font-size: medium;&#8221;&gt;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">yle=&#8221;font-size: medium;&#8221; data-mce-style=&#8221;font-size: medium;&#8221;&gt;Nick Marr, partner at The House Shop\u00a0said:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">pan&gt;-31f7-49a288d8b36b&#8221; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;ont-size: medium;&#8221; data-md=&#8221;urn:enhancement-e2107a6e-15af-5d30-3311-524f70d27c79&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;ce-style=&#8221;font-size: medium;&#8221;&gt;\u201c<span style=\"c&lt;span id=\" urn:enhancement-776f2005-9635-7c48-4c95-bf68721b6bc1=\"\" class=\"&quot;textanno&lt;\/span\">tation&#8221;&gt;olor: #222222;&#8221;&gt;The problem that owners of an adapted or modified home face is the lack of wi<a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"homes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/housing-estate\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/housing_estate;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01rtvp;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Housing_estate\" >lling<\/a>ness by some estate agents to market their homes. We have been helping put buyers and sellers together since 2000 as owners approached us wanting to use our &#8216;For Sale By Owner&#8217; or private house sale <span id=\"urn:enhancement-93747246-c142-a619-f964-6d88768e9a89\" cl=\"\" span=\"\" class=\"tex&lt;\/span&gt;tannotation\">ass=&#8221;textannota<span id=\"urn:enhancement-ffb55342-2a9c-e1f8-6e76-fe2f8af3cb9a\" class=\"text&lt;span id=\" urn:enhancement-d83f6bda-065f-bd6a-75d3-e22b1c920cff=\"\">annotation&#8221;&gt;tion&#8221;&gt;<\/span>services. <\/span>I speak to people every<\/span> week experiencing problems with agents asking them to rip out t<span id=\"urn:enhancement-beb08931-1fdf-d8&lt;span id=\" urn:enhancement-cc399945-9d98-78dc-6694-42785205cd1d=\"\" class=\"textannotatio&lt;span id=\" urn:enhancement-fd01cd62-e4f7-3e75-13da-e6a87e641fc5=\"\">n&#8221;&gt;0e-cdc4-109c70fa26e5&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;he adap<\/span>tations before they take on the sale. We offer free advertising to home-owners with adapted homes. The good news is that we work with developers and builders who allocate units that are aimed at individuals that require barrier free homes.\u201d<!--<span id=\"urn:enhancement-3fa87095-3f4a-a812-eb1a-b2b2a3f4f<\/span-->e8a&#8221; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;span&gt; <\/p>\n<p>ss=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Another issue is that there is some naivetan id=&#8221;urn:enhancement-2c31e7de-c69b-6cdc-e335-3a4223470f34&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;89ac-7310-031f-e233-ec7afc1c5215&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;y and<\/span> misunderstanding of what qualifies as an &#8216;accessible home&#8217;. The House Shop have put together a list of features that would help make a home accessible and disabled-friendly, these include:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Access to upper floor(s) via stair lift<\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Level access to garden\/grounds<\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Access to upper floor(s) via wheelchair lift<\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Level or ramped access to the property<\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Adapted Bathroom<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">No steps on approach to property<\/span>&#8220;color: #222222;&#8221; data-mce-style=&#8221;color: #222222;&#8221;&gt;<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">Adapted Kitchen<\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: &lt;span id=;\" urn:enhancement-9fc11352-3c3d-6059-56b2=\"\" span=\"\">-c9f94a88b7f8&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt; #333333;&#8221; data-mce-style=&#8221;color: #333333;&#8221;&gt;Off-street or unrestricted on-street parking<\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\" urn:enhancement-8b7601bc-3237-bc7c-1612-4ac5b3e11523=\"\" class=\"&quot;textannotatio&lt;\/span\">n&#8221;&gt;&#8221; data-mce<span id=\"urn:enhancement-b1f03fc1-d03d-7251-1669-c10e0d132944\" clas=\"\" span=\"\">s=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;-style=&#8221;color: #333333;&#8221;&gt;Entrance level bath or shower room<\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Sheltered Housing<\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Entrance level WC<\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">S<\/span>tair lift<\/span><span urn:enhancement-dac78285-446a-2144-429c-ef788a2d2fa5=\"\" clas=\"\" span=\"\">s=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;color: #222222;&#8221; data-mce-style=&#8221;color: #222222;&#8221;&gt;<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Environmental or SM&lt;s<span id=\"urn:enhancement-4c21fcb9-268b-319b-4ac2-a9ecf10475bb\" class=\"textannotation\">pan id=&#8221;urn:enhancement-18b20f6e-1e27-d9fa-f55a-f6774cd7ad46&#8243; class=&#8221;texta&lt;\/snnotation&#8221;&gt;&lt;sp&lt; span=&#8221;&#8221;&gt;an id=&#8221;urn:enhancement-4c2e0581-6e65-b3f5-1d2d-cf94c40da933&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;ART controls<span style=\"color: #222222;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>&lt;s<span id=\"urn:enhancement-53139bc6-5fab-75c4-c322-ace7669bd0af\" class=\"textannotation\">pan style=&#8221;color: #333333;&#8221; data-mce-style=&#8221;color: #333333;&#8221;&gt;Supported living (warden or other assistance available on site)<span style=\"color: #222222;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Fixed or tracking ceiling hoist(s)<\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Wheelchair Access<\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\" da=\"\" span=\"\" id=\"urn:enhancement-286702ce-22df-6c5a-457a-9e3174e26b35\"> class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;ta-mce-style=&#8221;color: #222222;&#8221;&gt;<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #&lt;span &lt;span id=;\" urn:enhancement-a9856d34-1366-bc0c-27=\"\" span=\"\">f5-769b870c18d9&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;id=&#8221;urn:enhancement-0d7bebd7-b2c6-c358-c381-21<\/span>7fe64058c9&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;333333;&#8221; data-mce-style=&#8221;color: #333333;&#8221;&gt;Intercom\/entry-phone (may incorporate remote door opening)<span style=\"color: #222222;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Wheelchair Lift<\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Level access shower\/wet room<\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Wide Doors<\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Level access to all main living floor rooms<\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Wider-than-standard doorways<\/span>&lt;\/s<span>&lt;\/sp&lt;&gt;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Infra red key fobs<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&#8220;textannotation&#8221;&gt;461e4&#8243; class=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;font-size: medium;&#8221;&gt;&amp;&gt;nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"&lt;span id=\" urn:enhancement-cf78eef4-cf27-8f83-f416-20eff8417f51=\"\" c=\"\" span=\"\">lass=&#8221;textannotation&#8221;&gt;font-size: medium;&#8221;&gt;So unless estate agents and landlords re-evaluate their approach to accessible homes, it is likely that the private sales market will be the best option for sellers wanting to make the most of their accessible improvements. Instead of being down played or dismissed, a direct sale allows the owner to promote their carefully thought out improvements, and sell their home safe in the knowledge that all their hard work will be appreciated by a new owner who can live an independent life in an accessible home. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Check out The House Shop&#8217;s Accessible Homes video for information and advice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R7UeuhkpwBs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thelittlehousecompany.com\/properties\/all\/property_type\/accessible_property\/trans\/sale\">Click here to find accessible homes for sale from across the country<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Franki Chaffin-Edwards<\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment-->[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Find Property for Sale in London and the Surrounding Area:<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/barnet\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Barnet<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/bexley\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Bexley<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/brent\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Brent<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/bromley\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Bromley<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/camden\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Camden<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/chelsea\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Chelsea<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/croydon\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Croydon<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/ealing\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Ealing<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/enfield\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Enfield<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/fulham\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Fulham<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/greenwich\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Greenwich<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/hackney\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hackney<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/hammersmith\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hammersmith<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/haringey\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Haringey<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/harrow\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Harrow<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/havering\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Havering<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/hillingdon\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hillingdon<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/hounslow\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hounslow<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/islington\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Islington<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/kensington\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Kensington<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/kingston\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Kingston<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/lambeth\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Lambeth<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/lewisham\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Lewisham<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/london\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>London<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/merton\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Merton<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/newham\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Newham<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/redbridge\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: 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