Our friends Ade and Linda created The Access Home following their own difficult search for a wheelchair-accessible family property.
After years of trying to find a suitable home, they eventually gave up the hunt and built their own. Their experience highlighted a significant gap in the property market that affects millions of disabled people and their families.
The Access Home will work with disabled people, property professionals and homeowners to help create a more accessible and inclusive housing market.
Supporting disabled people to find accessible homes
The Access Home is developing what it describes as the UK’s most inclusive property-search platform.
The platform aims to make it easier for disabled people and their families to identify homes that meet their individual accessibility requirements, reducing the frustration and uncertainty that often come with the current property-search process.
Training for property professionals
The social enterprise will also provide comprehensive training for estate agents and other property professionals.
The training will equip professionals with the knowledge and confidence to understand accessibility requirements and better support disabled clients. It will also help the property sector recognise accessible housing as an important and valuable part of the market.
Practical guidance for homeowners
For homeowners, The Access Home will offer practical and stylish guidance on creating accessible spaces.
Its tips and guides will demonstrate that accessibility and good design can work together, helping people adapt their homes to improve functionality without compromising on appearance.
These changes can benefit the people living in a property today while helping to ensure that homes remain accessible to family members, visitors and future generations.
Register for early access
The Access Home website is now live, with its full range of services coming soon.
Visitors can register their interest, support the launch and receive early access when the services become available.
Visit theaccesshome.com and click “Get Notified” to register.