Friends have moved into a new build home (on a slight slope) and it has 4 steps up to the front and 2 steps up to the back. Is this allowed?
Homes are private property, not public domain. You don’t have to let anyone in your home – and that includes people in wheelchairs, so no – they do not have to be accessible. .
March 3rd, 2010 at 9:19 am
yes, it is allowed. The only time a home is made wheelchair accessible is when the owner wants it built that way or makes the changes themselves.
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Office manager for a construction company
March 3rd, 2010 at 9:58 am
Homes are private property, not public domain. You don’t have to let anyone in your home – and that includes people in wheelchairs, so no – they do not have to be accessible. .
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March 3rd, 2010 at 10:32 am
im a builder,and the law says ground level has to be wheelchair friendly,dont ask me why though
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March 3rd, 2010 at 10:43 am
I don’t think they do as some sites it would be quite difficult to achieve
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March 3rd, 2010 at 11:18 am
this is allowed when you move on a new build estate there is usually a couple of houses thet have disabled access but as the houses are classed as dwellings differant rules apply to houses as oppossed to say offices and places of work because of employment rights so this means you dont have to have wheelchair access to a house
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bricklayer 10 yrs on site plus 5 yr course