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If you need to transport people with mobility issues then regular cars or buses may not be up to the job. Even with mobility conversions and appropriate modifications, some traditional vehicles just don’t have the room to accommodate people comfortably and safely. Community mobility transport can change the lives of people in the local area by giving them the freedom to travel.   

Whether you work for a local authority, a care home, a charity or the NHS, the people you support could benefit substantially from community transport.

Day trips

Having a trip out into the country side, to the seaside or even to the local shopping area can give the elderly or people with mobility issues a real boost. Being in different surroundings and interacting with others can relieve boredom, increase exercise and be an all round enjoyable experience. A trip to the local town centre for elderly people for example can allow them to enjoy the freedom of shopping and eating out without the worry of transporting themselves to and from the location. If people in the community are housebound then being so restricted can sometimes lead to feeling very isolated, particularly if they have no family nearby. Community mobility transport can potentially change these people’s lives as they will be able to experience freedom and benefit from new experiences.

Health visits

Going to the doctors or to hospital can be a traumatic experience as it is, but this can be multiplied if people have the added worry of not knowing how to get there. Transport in suitable vehicles with features such as ramps, swivel chairs and extra legroom can make the experience much less stressful. These vehicles are ideal for places such as care homes for the elderly where residents may need regular checkups and organising transport could be time consuming and the vehicles may not be suitable for all the residents.

Hobbies

Just because people are in a care home or have restricted mobility, it doesn’t mean that they necessarily want to give up their regular activities and hobbies. In fact, many people benefit from keeping an active interest in their hobbies and interacting with other people in the community. Many people, particularly the elderly, enjoy attending church regularly and staying in touch with friends there. Other hobbies such as bingo, the theatre, visiting the library and attending community groups can be made much easier with the use of mobility vehicles, particularly if there are many people in the same area that enjoy the same interests.

Visiting family

Families of the elderly or people with a disability may not always be able to visit their relatives, particularly if they don’t have their own transport. By having access to a mobility vehicle people can be safely transported to their families’ homes and relax for the day in a familiar environment. This also takes some of the pressure off the families as they will know that their loved ones will be safe to and from their journey to their home.

Mobility vehicles can enhance the lives of the elderly and people with restricted mobility so they are definitely worth considering if you look after people in your community.

Paphos in Cyprus still remains the number one resort on the Islands West coast and this of course has done wonders for property values in the area. There is however still lots of room for even more growth in this lucrative Cyprus property market. Bargain Cyprus properties can still be located all over the Paphos area by those astute investors or holiday home buyers who know where to find them. The prospect of finding good deals on Paphos property substantially increases when prospective buyers open up their options to include resale properties too. The development of property in the Paphos area has been expanding for several years now and many of the older builds are now finding their way onto the Cyprus resale property market.

It’s not just older properties either that are sold under the banner of “resales” because there are large numbers of virtually new built Paphos villas and apartments being sold as resales too. These will usually be in the form of property that was originally purchased “off plan” by speculators with the intention of selling at a profit on completion of the development. Whilst the owners are awaiting a sale they may have been rented either to the lucrative Cyprus holiday rental market or to short term tennants. Many such lets would be to people wishing to live in the Paphos area whilst they await completion of their own new build Paphos properties.

There is even a good chance that your resale Paphos property may never have been lived in at all. Speculators and investors will be advertising these villas or apartments for sale as soon as they are nearing completion and they need to sell to reinvest the capital in the next development. Often as not these properties will have one or two “sweeteners” included in the deal such as fully equipped kitchens complete with all the white goods or maybe even air conditioning thrown in too. Don’t get the wrong idea though these hard nosed Paphos property investors are in it for the money so they may be hard to crack. The bottom line is however that they make money from money so in many ways they could be seen as motivated sellers.

As the old saying goes “money talks” and buyers that have their finances lined up ready are always going to be in a good position to drive a bargain. Property in Cyprus is not immune to this golden rule and particularly in a thriving area such as Paphos so like the boy scouts it pays to be prepared. Unless you have been marooned on some desert Island for the last 50 years you will know that there is big money in property so these sellers do have room to manoeuvre. If you can’t get the deal you want (within reason) move on to another property. Don’t allow yourself to be blackmailed with the usual lines like “this is the last one” the price is going up next week” or any of the other hard sell patter that will most likely be headed your way.

There is always another Paphos property to buy, in fact new villas and apartments are coming onto the Cyprus property market on an almost daily basis. The very fact that all this development continues at such a pace almost guarantees buyers a good deal because the Paphos property developers and speculators have got to sell somewhere. There is little doubt that prices in Paphos and the surrounding area will continue to rise steadily for some time to come so buyers wishing to cash in should move soon. Paphos villas and apartments are ideal for the small investor or private buyer due to their ease of rental especially to the booming holiday market. If you are considering purchasing property in Cyprus Paphos may be a great place to look.