Visitability
Housing statistics and English Housing Survey, glossary, published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in 2019, states: ‘Visitability (or accessibility features) comprises 4 key features which are considered to be the most important for enabling people with mobility problems to either access their home or visit someone else’s home. These 4 features form the basis for the requirements in Part M of the Building Regulations:’
Each dwelling is classified according to the highest degree of difficulty of the required work.
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