Property specifications
We design properties that are flexible enough to accommodate emerging needs and aspirations of our tenants.
We also make provision for the cost of any future adaptations that maybe required by tenants. The in-house development team is experienced in meeting the needs of vulnerable tenants and has an extensive knowledge of the mostappropriate and cost effective solutions available.
Many of our properties are based on a shared supported living model, in which tenants have exclusive use of their own bedroom and the shared use of communal areas such as lounge, kitchen, dining area, bathroom and gardens. Standard fittings and fixtures are robust and of a high quality and the majority of properties are equipped with kitchen appliances and furniture. The maintenance and replacement of white goods is managed by PCHA or the support provider.
| Standards works include: • Temperature control for all bathing facilities • Non-slip vinyl flooring in kitchens/bathrooms • Smoke and heat detection systems Typical adaptations can include: • Hard standing for car parking and footpaths • Handrails and ramps • Removal of potentially harmful planting • Secure cupboards • Lever taps • Independent or integrated showers • Door widening | Examples of major adaptations: • Specialist alarm systems • Specialist flush lights • Low surface temperature radiators • Sound proofing, and double or triple glazing • Solid walls • Water isolation • Tamperproof environments • Padding to floor and walls • Extended balustrades • Rise and fall kitchen worktops • Wet rooms • Specialist baths and hoists • Sensory rooms • Wheelchair-friendly conversion • Specialist furnishings and appliances |
