Southern Home Ownership’s Accessible Homes
‘The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned’ – Maya Angelou
My home is a place where I know I can access anything I need to, move as freely as I want and not worry about any barriers I might come across. So this is why I’m excited to be working with Southern Home Ownership to tell you all about their new accessible homes coming in Spring 2022.
As a disabled person, I am fully aware how difficult it can be to find somewhere to live that is suitable for your needs. When I purchased my bungalow, I had to renovate it from top to bottom to ensure that I could live there without struggle. It can be frustrating, take a huge amount of time and can be expensive.
The accessible homes by Southern Home Ownership solve many of these problems as they are already creating them to be accessible. They will be in Hackney Wick, a thriving area full of quirky cafes and coffee shops, home to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and conveniently placed for fast and easy access into Central London.
Photos shown are examples of existing Southern Home Ownership properties
Southern Home Ownership will adapt the properties to suit an individual persons needs, which is just fantastic! But as a minimum they will be built to M4(3) standards which includes;
Level access shower/wet rooms
Wider-than-standard doorways
Ramp entries and exits
Spacious lift access to upper floors
Adapted kitchens with lowered working surfaces
It may be a worry that because the properties will be accessible, it would mean that the style would be compromised and look clinical or medical. But luckily that’s not an issue because the finish of the accessible homes will be the same as in all of their other shared ownership properties, so just as stylish! They of course will have a modern finish as they’re new build properties, so may not be as characterful as older homes but this just means that they’re more easily adapted and easier to maintain. In my personal opinion, I think it’s more exciting to have a blank canvas and then you can add your own unique character into the accessible homes!
If you want to find out more about Southern Home Ownerships accessible home’s then please do not hesitate to leave a comment or click on the link below!
*This post is part of a paid AD with Southern Home Ownership
