Costs & prices
What does a stairlift actually cost?
The honest ranges for new, reconditioned, curved and rental, plus the VAT relief most buyers don't know they qualify for, and why phone quotes are guesses.
Read the cost guideStraight answers to the questions stairlift firms avoid
Real UK prices, what actually happens when an installer visits, and how to raise it with someone you love. No pressure, no scripts, and your details are never sold to a list of companies.
The home visit
What actually happens at the free home visit?
Ten minutes, a tape measure, and a written quote, or a salesman who won't leave? What a proper survey looks like, and the pressure tactics to walk away from.
Read the visit guideFor sons & daughters
How to talk to a parent about the stairs
They won't move house and they won't ring anyone. How families actually get this sorted, without the argument going in circles.
Read the family guideWhy this guide exists
Getting a stairlift price shouldn't require a salesman on your sofa. Owners report quotes for the same staircase varying by thousands of pounds, "today only" discounts invented on the spot, and enquiry forms that sell your phone number to a queue of call centres.
The Stairlift Guide publishes the real numbers, explains the process, and, where we cover your area, connects you with one vetted local installer, never a list. Your enquiry goes to that one firm, and no one else.