Accessible Housing Matters UK

If you care about homes that work for everyone, this podcast is for you. Each episode of Accessible Housing Matters UK dives into real conversations with the people shaping the future of inclusive living — from developers and designers to policy makers and everyday people with lived experience.You’ll discover inspiring stories, innovative solutions, and practical insights that prove accessibility doesn’t mean compromise — it means better design for all. Whether you’re a property professional, architect, landlord, or someone passionate about equality and independence, you’ll come away informed, motivated, and empowered to be part of the change.Thanks for listening to Accessible Housing Matters UK!If you’re inspired to learn more or want to explore working with me on creating accessible, inclusive, and beautiful properties, I’d love to hear from you.👉 Visit www.veredusproperty.co.uk📩 Email me directly at ruth@veredusproperty.co.uk🔗 Connect with me on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ruthh

Accessible Housing Matters UK is a society podcast hosted by Ruth Hunter, with 17 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Ruth Hunter hosts Accessible Housing Matters UK, a society show with 17 episodes published.

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  Episode #4

  Building Accessible Homes from the Start, with Luis Canto E Castro

  May 29, 202648 minS2

  <p>Season 2 Ep 4</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>Ruth Hunter is joined by disability inclusion and accessibility consultant Luis Canto E Castro for a powerful and deeply personal conversation about the reality of inaccessible housing in the UK.</p> <p>Living with spinal muscular atrophy, Luis shares firsthand experience of navigating unsuitable homes, inaccessible bathrooms, restrictive care policies, and the challenges of trying to access support through the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) system after moving to the UK from South Africa.</p> <p>Together, Ruth and Luis explore why retrofitting homes is often far more expensive and traumatic than building...

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  Episode #12

  The Hidden Crisis: Life After Injury in an Inaccessible System

  Apr 15, 202655 minS0

  <p>Season 2 Ep 3</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>Ruth Hunter is joined by Glyn Hayes, accessible housing advocate and Public Affairs Coordinator at the Spinal Injuries Association.</p> <p>After sustaining a spinal cord injury in 2017, Glyn experienced firsthand just how inaccessible the UK housing system can be, from losing his home and job to being placed in unsuitable temporary accommodation. With lived experience, a background in local government, and deep insight into planning policy, he now campaigns for better provision of wheelchair accessible homes across the UK.</p> <p>Together, Ruth and Glyn explore the reality of navigating housing...

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  Episode #2

  Equity of Experience: Rethinking Accessibility in Architecture with Suzanne Tate

  Feb 3, 202644 minS2

  <p>Season 2 Ep 2</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>Ruth Hunter is joined by Suzanne Tate, founder of Studio TO, an award-winning architecture practice with a passion for inclusive design and creating spaces that support human potential.</p> <p>Together they explore why accessibility should never be an afterthought, how discrimination has been designed into our buildings, and why the industry must move beyond tick-box compliance to focus on equity of experience, how a space feels to move through, arrive in, and belong in.</p> <p>Suzanne also shares insight from her role judging the Civic Trust Awards (including the Selwyn...

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  Episode #2

  Lord Richard Best — Why Accessible Housing Still Isn’t the Default (and What Must Change)

  Jan 8, 202648 minS2

  Summary <p>Ruth Hunter is joined by Lord Richard Best, one of the UK’s most influential voices in housing policy and a long-standing campaigner for Lifetime Homes and inclusive design.</p> <p>Lord Best shares how the Lifetime Homes movement began, why accessibility progress has stalled, and what needs to change now — including making M4(2) the default through Building Regulations and creating trusted Good Home Hubs so people can get impartial support to adapt their homes before crisis hits.</p> <p>The conversation also explores the power of major housebuilders, the economics of preventing falls, and why stigma and poor...

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  From Planning Battles to Beautiful Homes: The Story of 1 Level Developments

  Dec 9, 20251h 15mS2

  Season 2 - Ep 1 Summary <p>In this episode of Accessible Housing Matters UK, Ruth kicks off Season 2 with a deep dive into accessible bungalow design with small-scale developer Allan Craigen, founder and director of  1 level Developments..</p> <p>Allan shares his journey from running a scaffolding business to buying a modest plot of land at auction with the vision of creating a flagship accessible bungalow scheme. He and Ruth talk candidly about planning refusals over garden sizes, the true cost of surveys and drainage strategies, and why choosing the right architect and builder is absolutely critical when you’re aiming for...

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