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anthuriumproperties
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Hi everyone.
I’m looking for some help and feedback from wheelchair users who are looking for, having issues with private rental properties.
We are a private property letting company, looking to convert some studio flats and one bed flats to make them accessible and available to wheelchairs users.
What I want to know is what is important to you? This is not about the cost of rent, this is about what would make a rental property appeal to you.
If you would be interested in completing a survey, (link to follow) I would be really grateful for your input.
Thanks
Kelly Dean
Kelly Dean
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HI and welcome,I'm one of the community champions here on scope and i'm here to help and advise others.I have a disability and would be happy to take part in that survey.I do have a question for you though, are you a letting agency that accepts those that claim DSS? I'm not saying all disabled people claim benefits but a lot of them certainly do and it's almost impossible these days to find a landlord/agency that accepts us.
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Hi @anthuriumproperties and welcome to the community. We'll be happy to have a look at your survey.
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I’m happy to take part too!
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Very interested - one issue that immediately comes to mind is that a one bedroom flat is only any good for a single person with no care needs (ie no need of any live in help) or a couple with no dependents. What about wheelchair users with higher support needs , or families? In our experience there is virtually nothing in a large northern city that has 2 bedrooms and is accessible...it's all sttudio flats
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as has already been said one big problem is the fact that many private landlords will not take people on benefits, I recently looked to move closer to my partner in warwickshire and found nothing suitable at all
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