Last updated: 6 November 2026
Stairlift Guru is an information website published by Whito Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (number 10918465). This page explains what our guides, tools and comparisons are for, what they cannot do, and where you should go for an answer about your own home and your own needs. Please read it alongside our terms and conditions, privacy policy and methodology and corrections policy.
What our information is for
Everything on Stairlift Guru is general information to help you understand stairlifts, prices, funding and your options before you speak to a supplier, your council or a health professional. It is written for people in the UK. It is not advice about your particular staircase, property, health or finances, and it should not be the only thing you rely on when you make a decision.
No guarantee that a stairlift will fit or suit you
Staircases, homes and people vary a great deal. Nothing on this site, including our compatibility checker, measuring guides and scenario database, can confirm that a stairlift can be installed on your stairs, or that it will be safe and suitable for the person who will use it. Only a suitably qualified stairlift professional, following an appropriate assessment and a site survey of your home, can confirm that.
Not a substitute for a site survey or engineering inspection
Our guides explain what surveyors usually look at. They are not a survey, and they are not an engineering or structural inspection. We do not inspect homes, and we cannot see the condition of your stairs, walls, floors or wiring. If you have any doubt about the structure of a staircase or building, ask a suitably qualified professional to inspect it.
Not medical or occupational therapy advice
Where we write about mobility, disability, dementia, recovery from illness or getting on and off a stairlift, we give general educational information. We do not diagnose, prescribe or decide whether a piece of equipment is clinically right for anyone. For that, speak to a GP, an occupational therapist or another health professional. In England, an occupational therapist assessment for home adaptations is usually available free through your council’s adult social care team.
If a stairlift seems faulty or unsafe
Stop using it and contact the supplier or a qualified stairlift service engineer. Do not try to repair a stairlift yourself or bypass any of its safety features, and do not follow any information on this site as a repair instruction. Never attempt to install a stairlift yourself.
Manufacturer specifications and third-party information
We quote figures such as minimum stair widths, folded sizes, angles and weight limits from manufacturers’ and dealers’ own published documents, and we say where each figure comes from and when we read it. Manufacturers change their products and documents, figures are measured in different ways, and a figure for one model does not apply to any other. Always confirm the current specification with the manufacturer or installer before you buy. We are not responsible for the content of third-party documents or websites.
Prices and availability
Prices on this site are indicative. They are based on prices published or quoted by UK sellers at the date we state, and the actual price for your home will depend on your stairs, the model and the supplier. We say whether a figure is for new or reconditioned equipment, whether fitting is included and how VAT is treated wherever that information is available to us. Prices and availability can change at any time, and we cannot guarantee either.
How we are paid
Stairlift Guru is free to use. If you ask for quotes through our forms, we pass your details to one or more UK stairlift suppliers, and if you then buy from a supplier we introduced, that supplier pays us a fee. You do not pay us anything. We do not sell, install, buy or remove stairlifts, and we have no ownership link to any supplier. More detail is on our about page and in our methodology.
External links
We link to government, NHS, charity, manufacturer and other websites so you can check our sources. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for what they say or for any change to them after we link to them. A link is not an endorsement, and no manufacturer or organisation we mention endorses Stairlift Guru unless we say so.
Accuracy and updates
We research our pages from primary sources, date them and review them regularly, but mistakes can happen and information goes out of date. If you spot something wrong, please tell us at contact@stairliftguru.co.uk. Our corrections policy explains how we fix errors and how we show that a page has been corrected.
Our responsibility to you
We take care over what we publish. Because our information is general and free, and because it cannot take account of your home or your circumstances, we are not responsible for decisions you make based only on it, to the extent the law allows.
Nothing on this page or anywhere on this site limits or excludes our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for anything else that cannot be limited or excluded under the law of England and Wales. Nothing on this site affects your statutory rights as a consumer, including your rights against any supplier you buy from.
Contact
Questions about this page: contact@stairliftguru.co.uk. Whito Ltd, 20-22 Wenlock Road, London N1 7GU.