Stairlifts

FiL recently moved out of his house and it was put on the market. Advice was to take out the almost new (less than 12 months old) stair lift to give the house a wider appeal. Result: there is no second hand market for them. The company that fitted it did not want it back, even for nothing, and it ended up at the tip. Don't get me wrong, the stair lift was invaluable BUT it would be really useful to have some sort of coordination for reuse. The house was not unique, one of many 1950s semis in the same area built to very similar specs.

My local newspaper has been selling one but I do not know how much success that person had with getting rid of it (selling) but it was cheap.

If I was moving house I would probably offer my Companion for free through my local Freecycle. I would pay to get it disconnected and then it is up to the person to make arrangements for pick up.

I thought that some companies bought back (for next to nothing) stairlifts which they have refurbished and sold on.

That's where I buy from. £1000 for a standard lift, fitted and guaranteed.

We found that shopping around was the best solution. there are many companies that will sell you what you dont want or need. We found our lift from a company through this
www.stairliftcompanyreviews.com/installation-process/

was extremely helpful.

best of luck

We had a Brooks stairlift fitted about 8 weeks ago by a company called North East Stairlifts of Shildon Co. Durham. Spoke to them on the Monday, they measured on the Tuesday and fitted on the Friday. (It has saved my DH life). Its a straight lift with a hinged rail at the base so we can get out of the front door, It cost us £1550. The company was outstanding and it comes with a three year guarantee. It pays to shop around. The main suppliers - Age UK, Stannah, Acorn to be honest charge the earth. This is a new stairlift and not a reconditioned one.

Good luck. Kind regards. Should mention that other than buying from North East Stairlifts we have no other connection with the company. This is not an advert for them, simply an excellent recommendation.

how many different companies did you go to before deciding on that?
was the price better that other companies?
we found our thru this place:
www.stairliftcompanyreviews.com/cost-calculator/
shopped around and got a great price on our Bruno Lift

I strongly recommend that you take out a warranty on the stairlift. Whenever I have called out an engineer it has been expensive. My 5 year warranty has apparently run out and the company did not warn me so when my lift broke down today, it cost £175 for a call out fee- double because of the holiday. It was only a fuse which had blown but my stairlift was as dead as a dodo.

I was very lucky, the engineer was here within 2 hours of me calling. I have never had to wait until the next day, they have visited even if it was 10pm at night.

My Aunt has recently come out of hospital after a fall and has decided to have a stairlift.She can only afford about £2,000 max. This would rule out a brand new stairlift I gather. Could anyone advise me whether it is better to have a reconditioned stairlift or is it better to rent one? If so, is there any company you could recommend in the Bedfordshire area?

Nicky, we`ve had ours for 4 years now, it was on a special offer at £1800, instead of £2300. Always ask the firms if they have any offers on.