law and access

foxxymynx

I know it's the law and I know that I've read it somewhere, but I can't find anywhere off the top of my head (though it could be cause i'm not well) that states you must be able to access your bathroom and kitchen in your home.

Can anyone give me a link please? I'm really struggling TBH.

PasturesNew

What are you specifically trying to prove/disprove, to who and for what purpose ... knowing that will get the right link and other useful information. As it is, we're imagining all sorts of peculiar scenarios ....

princeofpounds

???

Are you a tenant, lodger, building a house? You need to explain more

foxxymynx

I'm trying to get rehomed by the council as a vulnerable person and that I can't access the toilet, bathroom (seperate room) or kitchen. I know it's written somewhere that it's a right to access these areas in your home but can't remember where. I thought it was shelter but it'slike looking for a needle in a haystack on their site TBH

silvercar

Are you in a council home at the moment and logistically can't get into one of these rooms? Or are you in a private let and people are refusing you access?

PasturesNew

We've not really got enough information still. What has changed that means you can no longer access your kitchen/loo/bathroom; are you in private letting trying to get council housing ... we're at a loss really as it's all a bit vague.

DVardysShadow

foxxymynx wrote: »

I know it's the law and I know that I've read it somewhere, but I can't find anywhere off the top of my head (though it could be cause i'm not well) that states you must be able to access your bathroom and kitchen in your home.

Can anyone give me a link please? I'm really struggling TBH.

Sorry, you really are going to have to provide more info to get any sensible help.

I don't think there is any law that you have to be able to access your bathroom for a place to be your home - it is more a case ot that being the way it is. There is no law that what goes up must come down, but that is the way it is usually.

squinty

The only thing I can think of is part of the 1996 Housing Act (as ammended) which says that the when a local authority designs its allocation policy it must offer 'reasonable preference' to 'people occupying insanitary, overcrowded or otherwise unsatisfactory housing'. Note that this is a reasonable preference and not an absolute priority.

On a different note - you are aware that vulnerability in housing terms has a very specific meaning especially in homlessness legislation that to be vulnerable "the applicant would be less able to fend for him/herself than an ordinary homeless person so that he or she would suffer injury or detriment, in circumstances where a less vulnerable person would be able to cope without harmful effects" (Homlessness Code of Guidance). It is only the local council who can decide if you are vulnerable. You cannot decide this yourself.

If this is not the legislation you had in mind, you will need to provide more details

foxxymynx

My disability has got worse which means that now, in the flat the we rent privately (but desperately want tomove out of also) isn't suitable as I can no longer access several rooms including (but not limited to) the bathroom, toilet and kitchen. I can't look after myself now anyway due to the nature of my diusability and my OH is my full time carer. I can't access those rooms, but I can't access one of the bedrooms at all and the other bedroom I can only just get through the door and no further.

Hope that makes more sense and answers some questions?

G_M

I'm assuming it is the deteriaoration in your disability that means you can no longer access these rooms. Not (as we had wondered) because a nasty landlord had locked the rooms, or because the rooms were in some way blocked.

I would guess then, that this is a case for Social Services to assess your current level of mobility/disability, and whether the property you're in is appropriate.

I would contact them.

foxxymynx

Yep, I've done that and SSsay that this property isn't suitable