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e_houseFINDING the home of your dreams at a price you can afford can be difficult at the best of times.

But if you have complex access requirements it can be almost impossible.

This is the reality faced by millions of disabled home-hunters each and every day as they struggle to find a suitable property that allows them to live comfortably and independently.

The accessible and adaptable housing market in the UK is poorly categorised, fragmented, and can appear totally incomprehensible without detailed and accurate information at your fingertips.

So how can we help the more than 12.9 million disabled people across the UK who simply want to find a home that they can call their own?

Providing easily accessible, accurate and helpful information is the best was possible to connect disabled home-hunters with available accessible and adaptable housing stock, which is why TheHouseShop.com have partnered with Disability Horizons to launch a FREE 32-page downloadable guide to help disabled people get to grips with the accessible housing market.

‘The Ultimate Guide to Finding an Accessible Home’ is the most comprehensive and targeted resource ever created for disabled home-hunters and gives a detailed overview of accessible housing categories, housing policy and legislation, accessible housing providers, and useful practical advice on what home-hunters should consider when looking for an accessible home.

Paralympian Hannah Cockcroft said: “In my second year at university, I had to find somewhere with friends and it was a massive struggle.

“I still ended up paying the earth to live somewhere that was far from suitable.

“Every day it was a marathon just to get inside my house, and it saw me avoiding going outside unless I really had to because it was such hard work!

“Although we found a house where my bedroom, kitchen and bathroom could all be on one floor and a place where there was a ramp up to the house, there was a step at the end of the ramp – a common problem that seems to occur a lot with ramps! There were also five steps after the ramp to get into the house, and no handrail. I slipped and fell so many times; it was amazing I never injured myself!”

Nick Marr, co-founder of TheHouseShop.com, said: “We are really pleased and proud to launch our new accessible housing guide and we hope that this free resource will provide crucial help to the millions of disabled people struggling to find a home that allows them to live independently.

“With a rapidly ageing population, the demand for accessible and adaptable housing is set to increase dramatically over the next few decades, and we need to start paying attention to this important and undervalued sector of the market.

“Sixteen per cent of working-age adults identify themselves as disabled, but this figure jumps significantly to 45% for adults over State Pension age – showing quite how large the market for these types of properties has become.

“Estate agents, property developers, Government and anyone involved in the housing market should start paying attention to this huge untapped market and we hope that by starting the conversation we can create a bright future for accessible housing in the UK.”

www.disabilityhorizons.com/2016/10/disability-housing-free-downloadable-guide-to-finding-an-accessible-home

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