Prior to the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, Trevor lived in Christchurch and was employed in the fishing industry. “I was fully employed, well paid, and I was able to travel overseas. But the earthquakes changed that good life and I had to relocate to the King Country” he says. Trevor found employment as an educator [...]
Sian Humphreys tries out the keys to her new Hamilton flat. Sian Humphreys will always need 24-hour support with all the basics because of her disability, but that hasn’t stopped her moving into her own flat. Sian has a condition called Angelman Syndrome and until recently she was living at home in Ngaruawahia, [...]
Maria Reo is loving being warm this winter. Maria Reo suffered a series of strokes 10 years ago that left her in a wheelchair. She can no longer walk because of the weakness in her left side, which throws her off balance. She had to leave her private rental in Hamilton because it [...]
Media Release Accessible Properties is delighted to have been chosen by the Government as the preferred community housing provider for Housing New Zealand houses in Tauranga. Accessible Properties is a New Zealand-based registered charity, a registered community housing provider and the country’s largest non-government social housing provider. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of IHC [...]
Accessible Properties is delighted to have been shortlisted for the possible purchase of the Housing New Zealand portfolio in Tauranga. New Zealand’s largest non-government social housing provider already manages more than 1400 homes throughout the country – and makes these available for affordable rental for those on low incomes. As a registered community housing provider, [...]
Jamie Hoffman feels safer in his new home surrounded by neighbours. Jamie Hoffman is blind, has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair – that made him an easy target for thieves and attackers at his old Housing New Zealand flat in Christchurch. Jamie’s flat had been broken into repeatedly and his possessions – [...]
The sale of Hamilton City Council's pensioner housing complexes has been completed, with Accessible Properties welcoming more than 300 new tenants. Accessible Properties is New Zealand’s largest non-government housing provider with a long history of providing good quality housing that prioritises people with disabilities, older people and those on low incomes. The organisation made a [...]
Thursday, 10 December 2015 Accessible Properties is delighted to have had a proposal to purchase more than 300 homes from Hamilton City Council accepted. New Zealand's largest non-government social housing provider has a long history of providing good quality housing. We focus on people with disabilities, the elderly and those on low incomes. The 344 [...]
Accessible Properties is pleased to be part of a new agreement that will see a further 508 homes made available for people in need of social housing in South and West Auckland. New Zealand’s largest non-government social housing provider is one of five organisations selected to provide the homes. Accessible Properties’ own stake in the [...]
Accessible Properties, New Zealand’s largest non-government community housing provider, is proud to have opened 12 new homes in Linwood, Christchurch. The organisation aims to provide top quality housing to people with disabilities or on low incomes. The new homes include a mixture of one and two bedroom properties and are accessible. Features include being single [...]
