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toilet off kitchen?

thunderbird
thunderbird Posts: 776 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
I didn't think this was allowed, but the EA showing me round today assures me it is - is that right?

It was actually a room with shower, toilet and sink. Not sure how I would feel about that...?
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  • MarieAAP
    MarieAAP Posts: 278 Forumite
    Legal requirements u need x2 fully shutable doors between toilet and kitchen
  • wessexw
    wessexw Posts: 224 Forumite
    MarieAAP wrote: »
    Legal requirements u need x2 fully shutable doors between toilet and kitchen


    Really? I've seen a ton of flats in London that have a toilet directly off the kitchen. I think it's minging myself and I refuse to go view a place like that when I see it on a floorplan - but there's lots of them about in London for sure.
  • FTBFun
    FTBFun Posts: 4,273 Forumite
    My student house in Norwich in the early noughties was a converted victorian 2 up 2 down, the bathroom being at the end of the extension where the kitchen was.
  • Tigsteroonie
    Tigsteroonie Posts: 24,954 Forumite
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    Didn't they relax the rules on this recently? Thought I saw something about it ...
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  • sneezyboots
    sneezyboots Posts: 249 Forumite
    MarieAAP wrote: »
    Legal requirements u need x2 fully shutable doors between toilet and kitchen

    Not true at all. Needs 1 door and a hand basin.

    On a side note, didn't even consider until this was brought up that the house I am buying has a shower/toilet/sink room off the kitchen. Obviously I realised it was there but didn't really give it a second thought. I suppose it's because the kitchen is pretty long and the shower room comes off the far end opposite the table and next to the utility door rather than the 'cooking' end of the kitchen. Interesting one.
  • GEEGEE8
    GEEGEE8 Posts: 2,440 Forumite
    My mum has a new build and there is a toilet off the kitchen, there are 2 doors, first door, then small shoe/coat area, then the toilet door.
    9/70lbs to lose :)
  • Tigsteroonie
    Tigsteroonie Posts: 24,954 Forumite
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    Knew I'd read summat about it on MSE - linky to post in a thread discussing downstairs bathrooms.
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  • thunderbird
    thunderbird Posts: 776 Forumite
    sneezyboots wrote: »
    Not true at all. Needs 1 door and a hand basin.

    On a side note, didn't even consider until this was brought up that the house I am buying has a shower/toilet/sink room off the kitchen. Obviously I realised it was there but didn't really give it a second thought. I suppose it's because the kitchen is pretty long and the shower room comes off the far end opposite the table and next to the utility door rather than the 'cooking' end of the kitchen. Interesting one.

    The one I looked at is similar to that - away from the working end of the kitchen.
    I think I must have picked up the two door rule from watching Property Ladder or similar! :p
  • diable
    diable Posts: 5,258 Forumite
    FTBFun wrote: »
    My student house in Norwich in the early noughties was a converted victorian 2 up 2 down, the bathroom being at the end of the extension where the kitchen was.

    Students just use the kitchen sink ;o))))
  • BitterAndTwisted
    BitterAndTwisted Posts: 22,492 Forumite
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    FTBFun wrote: »
    My student house in Norwich in the early noughties was a converted victorian 2 up 2 down, the bathroom being at the end of the extension where the kitchen was.

    My sister and her husband bought a house just like that in the Midlands. The bathroom was effing freezing in the winter! Plus the previous owners had installed a shower in a corner of the main bedroom. Mental.
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