When renting can make sense
Renting can suit people recovering from an operation, someone coming home from hospital, a relative staying for a period, or anyone unsure how their needs will change. Rental is most often offered on straight stairs, because a straight rail can be reused. Some installers also rent curved lifts, but the rail still has to be made for your stairs, so ask how that is handled. Rental can also be a way to try a stairlift before deciding whether to buy.
Questions to ask about a rental agreement
Rental agreements vary, so read the terms carefully. Ask whether there is a fitting or removal charge on top of the regular payment, whether there's a minimum term, and how much notice you must give to end it. Check who is responsible for servicing and breakdowns during the rental, and whether there's an option to buy the lift later. It's sensible for a family member or friend to look over the paperwork with you before you sign, and there should be no pressure to sign on the day.
Rented homes and VAT
If you rent your home, you'll normally need your landlord's permission before a stairlift is fitted, although small fixings to the treads are usually easy to make good when it's removed. Under HMRC's VAT Notice 701/7, hiring a qualifying stairlift to someone who is disabled or has a long-term illness, for their own domestic use, can be zero-rated, and you'd usually sign an eligibility declaration. Ask each supplier how they apply VAT to rental payments.
Jobs we can find a stairlift installer for
- Short-term and longer-term rental
- Lifts for after a hospital stay
- Straight stairlift rental
- Servicing during the rental period
- Options to buy later
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