Happy New Year one and all!! The New Year signifies fresh starts and fresh possibilities – it’s an opportunity to make 2025 ‘THE’ year. We all have different, individual goals of what we’d like from the new year, but there is one thing we all want and always need.

A happy, healthy home where we feel safe and able to live how we want to live. For some of us, this is taken for granted as we have it now and always have. For others, it’s not the case and for some sadly, it is a dream yet to come true.

As 2025 marks ten years of Branch Properties Accessibility Specialists, we ask ourselves, has accessibility in the property world improved? Well, nowhere near as much as we’d like and there is still a long way to go, but, the answer, overall is yes…

• Yes, there are more conversations taking place about the need for more accessible housing in general.
• Yes, there more landlords are thinking about accessibility and independence now, when building and renovating.
• And, yes, there are more developers providing accessible and adaptable accommodation.

So, let’s get the conversation started again right now and help to match up the right people to the right properties. Here are our favourite two accessible gems available to rent and to buy on our books:

Here is an example of one landlord creating more accessible living for renting. We are delighted to offer this modern and fully equipped two-bedroom bungalow for rent. With its accessibility throughout most of the bungalow, it is ideally suited for assisted or supported living, offering comfort, security, and convenience:

Click here for more info: https://www.branchproperties.co.uk/property/accessible-two-bedroom-bungalow-to-rent-in-ebbsfleet-kent/

A developers providing fantastic accessible and adaptable accommodation, we are delighted to promote details of a of these fantastic wheelchair adaptable homes designed for accessible living for sale in Peckham, Southeast London. Designed with accessibility in mind and to be more affordable, there are options available for those who require the accessibility, are First Time Buyers and if earning less than £90k per annum combined if it is a joint application.

Click here for more info: https://www.branchproperties.co.uk/two-and-three-bedroom-wheelchair-accessible-homes-for-sale-in-bermondsey-london

Barratt London also shine a light on the example of how to promote accessible living, as they have accessible showrooms for those visiting. It should be standard I hear you say, but it is not but is certainly something which is much needed.

Both properties have a great deal to offer in very different areas and both offer completely different accessibility requirements, for those very different needs that every single client has. Most of us can understand that just as people come in different shapes and sizes, so do disabilities.

It goes without saying that a large majority of those looking for accessible housing need, or would prefer to have a level access shower in the property. But, equally, as less than 8 percent of the number of disabled people in Britain use wheelchairs, it is not a requirement for all of our disabled or elderly clients. (www.goaccess.co.uk/number-of-disabled-in-britain-growing-statistic)

It’s good to see more options becoming available, as the need remains for more accessible housing for those requiring inclusive and independent living. If either of these suit you, a family member of a client, please contact us on 020 3475 4022 or info@branchproperties.co.uk