I find Building's unbalanced response to proposals for the statutory provisions for disabled access to new build-homes disturbing (28 March, page 3, 54-57). Pleading by housebuilders comes as no surprise, but the fact that your leader supported their arguments is less defensible. It argues that our industry is being forced to accept an unnecessary burden at a time of economic difficulty, but with the continual swings in supply and demand there never will be a right time. Any earlier and there'd have been complaints of insufficient labour. The leader implies that, in the absence of the correct provisions in their homes, owners will seek more appropriate accommodation if they become disabled. I find this argument heartless. Many homeowners want to stay in the same house throughout their lives rather than move just because their house lacks simple provisions.
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