Articles for people checking a home, estate agents and occupational therapists.
Twelve independent estate and letting agents, ten questions each, about last week. Enquiries wait until Monday, the agents who spend have already bought the fix, and the real time in sales goes on valuation leads.
· 12 min read
Step-by-step help for the discharge crisis: what the hospital must do before your parent leaves, the first 48 hours at home, and exactly who to call.
· 7 min read
What's genuinely free, what stairlifts and lifts cost, why we won't quote a wet room price, and how the DFG, charities and VAT zero-rating stack up to cover the bill.
· 6 min read
Many families assume they'd never qualify for a Disabled Facilities Grant and never apply. The means test is narrower than you think — here's how it really works, nation by nation.
· 8 min read
What the free certificate shows, what it deliberately cannot claim, and why an honest 'insufficient evidence' beats a confident guess.
· 5 min read
Floorplan reading, photo decoding, the listing phrases that matter and the silences that matter more — how to judge accessibility before you book a viewing.
· 6 min read
Just 13% of homes in England have the four basic accessibility features. The key numbers on accessible homes, every one linked to its source.
· 6 min read
A warm, practical guide to future-proofing your home — the four features that matter, upgrades that pay off early, and why the people who have done it all say the same word: sooner.
· 6 min read
No law defines 'wheelchair accessible' in a property listing. Here is the real taxonomy — M4(1), M4(2), M4(3) — what 'adapted' really means, and how to verify a claim before you travel.
· 6 min read
Most stairlift advice is written by stairlift companies. A genuinely neutral guide to the adapt-or-move decision — costs both ways, the whole-house test, and the dementia question.
· 7 min read
Accessible rentals are genuinely scarce. Here are the three routes that actually work — and how to run them in parallel.
· 6 min read
The two-tier answer nobody explains: what your landlord must provide, what they can refuse, and the consent rules that protect you.
· 7 min read
What the Equality Act 2010 actually gives you as a disabled renter in England — and where its honest limits sit.
· 7 min read
Bungalows can carry close to a £100,000 premium over similar houses. The land economics behind it, why they stopped being built, and the alternatives worth considering.
· 6 min read
Ask for a double slot, bring a tape measure, and know the four numbers that decide whether a home can work. A room-by-room viewing checklist for mobility needs.
· 7 min read
No UK portal has an accessibility filter yet. Here is how to search anyway — the keywords that work, the specialist routes, and how to triage listings before you book viewings.
· 6 min read
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