Bedrooms too small?

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Also can the garage fit a modern car?
It doesn't look like it does.
Not a problem if you just plan to store things in it but it might be a problem if you do plan to park in it.

lincroft1710

theartfullodger wrote: »

Bedroom sizes are defined by law.. (yes, for all houses, flats - not just rental but also owner-occupied, families staying with mum etc etc ). See
http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/repairs_and_bad_conditions/common_problems/overcrowding
Floor area
The minimum floor area considered enough for your family is:

50 - 69 square feet (4.6 - 6.5 square metres) for 0.5 people
70 - 89 square feet (6.5 - 8.4 square metres) for 1 person
90 - 109 square feet (8.4 -10 square metres) for 1.5 people
110 square feet (10.2 square metres) for 2 people

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The number of rooms considered enough for your family is:

1 room for 2 people
2 rooms for 3 people
3 rooms for 5 people
4 rooms for 7.5 people
5 or more rooms for 2 people per room

Strangely Estate agents (and letting agents) don't seem to know about this bit of law... Funny that.

I would go round & measure the rooms myself - even estate agents usually say measurements are approximate. On the basis of their numbers I think....
Bedroom 1 - 1 person (i.e not a couple)
Bedroom 2 - 1.5 persons (i.e. not a couple)
Bedroom 3 - 0.5 person

In case you were wondering, 0.5 of a human is someone aged 1 to 9 years old.

When you know the sizes ask agent his views and is he aware of Housing Act 1985 Part X, s324 onwards...
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/68/part/X

Incidentally home-owners can get fined and criminal record for overcrowding: Sadly not aware this happens.

Good job this law was not around in the 1950s/60s as lot of families I knew would have been guilty of overcrowding. I bet there are millions of main bedrooms with a floor area less than 110 sq ft

mildredalien

Floor area
The minimum floor area considered enough for your family is:

50 - 69 square feet (4.6 - 6.5 square metres) for 0.5 people
70 - 89 square feet (6.5 - 8.4 square metres) for 1 person
90 - 109 square feet (8.4 -10 square metres) for 1.5 people
110 square feet (10.2 square metres) for 2 people

The guidance says that that is the minimum floor area for your HOME not for any one bedroom. Looks like that includes bedrooms and living areas but not kitchens/bathrooms. So, for a couple, as long as the total living space/bedroom space is 10.2 square metres or more then it's legally fine, and it can be just one room.

SuzieSue

I've also got a 3 bed detached and the bedrooms are around the same sizes as yours, if not smaller.

Yes, I would like bigger bedrooms and I am sure it will put some people off, but I knew that I was going to stay here for the long term.

If I could have found a detached 3 bed with bigger bedrooms then I would have bought it, but I couldn't and being detached was my main priority.

Whenever you buy a house you have to compromise on something unless you are building it yourself and I had to compromise on the bedrooms.