{"id":6549,"date":"2025-07-29T04:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T03:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/guides\/?page_id=6549"},"modified":"2025-08-01T23:55:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T22:55:33","slug":"finding-accessible-homes-to-rent","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/guides\/finding-accessible-homes-to-rent\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding accessible homes to rent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At Rightmove, we often hear of the challenges and frustrations that people with accessibility needs experience when looking for their next home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019ve told us it can be difficult to know if they should consider viewing a property because there isn\u2019t enough information on the listing to help them to decide if it\u2019s suitably accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re constantly exploring ways to help make it easier to find an accessible home, including encouraging agents to add more accessibility features to suitable properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s our guide to how to search for an accessible home to rent on Rightmove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"using-keyword-sort-to-search-for-accessible-properties\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using keyword sort to search for accessible properties<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"921\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/guides\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/rightmove-screen.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/guides\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/rightmove-screen.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/guides\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/rightmove-screen-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/guides\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/rightmove-screen-768x707.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/guides\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/rightmove-screen-800x737.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/guides\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/rightmove-screen-109x100.jpg 109w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve collated the most commonly used accessibility terms that estate agents add to property listings when they list rental homes on our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you know where you\u2019re moving to, once you\u2019ve generated a list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/property-to-rent.html\">homes for rent<\/a> in that area, you can use our keyword sort tool to filter by listings that feature accessibility keywords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most common accessibility keywords used in property listings are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lift access<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wetroom\/wet room<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lateral living<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Level access<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disabled access<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Step free access<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ramped access<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And any listing that includes the keyword you\u2019ve searched for will be highlighted in the search results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the above list of keywords isn\u2019t exhaustive, as we know what might make a home accessible for one tenant may not be the case for another. 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