Can a parent and child rent a 1 bedroom flat?

RedFraggle

You can "over occupy" a private rental but not a local authority or housing association. If you qualify for housing benefit over occupation of a private rental isn't a factor. 

TripleH

I think the key point in my mind is if the flat has a separate lounge or a kitchen/lounge and also if it has gas.

Sleeping in close proximity to gas appliances, you'd need to be confident there is no risk of carbon monoxide or gas leaks. That is my thought, I have seen bedsits but they had no gas appliances.

user1977

TripleH said:

Sleeping in close proximity to gas appliances, you'd need to be confident there is no risk of carbon monoxide or gas leaks.

Surely you'd want to make sure there aren't any gas appliances anywhere in the property emitting carbon monoxide? Not aware of there being any regulations linked to the use of the room, I've lived in bedrooms with boilers and gas fires. Anyway, what happens if you just e.g. have a snooze on the sofa?

JuzaMum

TripleH said:

I think the key point in my mind is if the flat has a separate lounge or a kitchen/lounge and also if it has gas.

Sleeping in close proximity to gas appliances, you'd need to be confident there is no risk of carbon monoxide or gas leaks. That is my thought, I have seen bedsits but they had no gas appliances.

I have had bedsits with gas appliances in. A landlord would be required to have a gas safety certificate 

Brie

mrmagoo38 said:

Brie said:

I suspect they can but will the flat owner want to rent to them?  

And I also suspect that there might be some questions if it's a case of one of the pair being female and the other male.  

Sorry, could you elaborate on the last sentence.
Im the biological parent to my child, what does your last sentence mean?
The reason we would need to rent a 1 bed is purely because of affordability.

I haven't been renting for years and never with a child (husband is merely immature....) but a friend had said that she was questioned by social services when there was some talk about putting both her son and daughter in the same room even though they were both quite young.  they had suggested that her 1 year old son should have a room to himself while her 6 year old daughter should share with her.  But as others have said to insist on this appears to be discrimatory so in that case it's simply down to getting someone willing to rent to you.

diystarter7

JuzaMum said:

TripleH said:

I think the key point in my mind is if the flat has a separate lounge or a kitchen/lounge and also if it has gas.

Sleeping in close proximity to gas appliances, you'd need to be confident there is no risk of carbon monoxide or gas leaks. That is my thought, I have seen bedsits but they had no gas appliances.

I have had bedsits with gas appliances in. A landlord would be required to have a gas safety certificate 

Hi

As I read down the posts from the post you responded to, I recall visiting bedsits etc and the boiler/gas hob is often in the kitchen all open plan

a carbon monoxide  alarm is the key 

elsien

Brie said:

mrmagoo38 said:

Brie said:

I suspect they can but will the flat owner want to rent to them?  

And I also suspect that there might be some questions if it's a case of one of the pair being female and the other male.  

Sorry, could you elaborate on the last sentence.
Im the biological parent to my child, what does your last sentence mean?
The reason we would need to rent a 1 bed is purely because of affordability.

I haven't been renting for years and never with a child (husband is merely immature....) but a friend had said that she was questioned by social services when there was some talk about putting both her son and daughter in the same room even though they were both quite young.  they had suggested that her 1 year old son should have a room to himself while her 6 year old daughter should share with her.  But as others have said to insist on this appears to be discrimatory so in that case it's simply down to getting someone willing to rent to you.

Social services must already have been involved somehow then. They wouldn’t suddenly appear on the horizon just because someone was only renting a one-bedroom place.

Starlight_at_Sea

Just sending the best of luck to you OP. I can't answer your question re renting, but did live in a fairly small 1 bed flat as a single parent with one child, between the ages of 4 and 9. Child had the bedroom which included storage for both our clothes, I had a sofa bed in a lounge-diner. The arrangement left me keen to see the back of collapsing furniture as everything we had folded away when not in use to make more space, but it worked ok and was the only way I could get on property ladder. As child got older, and was awake longer into the evenings, it felt a bit more cramped. But we got by and I hope you do too! 

diystarter7

Starlight_at_Sea said:

Just sending the best of luck to you OP. I can't answer your question re renting, but did live in a fairly small 1 bed flat as a single parent with one child, between the ages of 4 and 9. Child had the bedroom which included storage for both our clothes, I had a sofa bed in a lounge-diner. The arrangement left me keen to see the back of collapsing furniture as everything we had folded away when not in use to make more space, but it worked ok and was the only way I could get on property ladder. As child got older, and was awake longer into the evenings, it felt a bit more cramped. But we got by and I hope you do too! 

Hi
A very helpful post for the OP and I hope they are still reading if not posting

Simple ideas like that go a long way.

Thnaks

[Deleted User]

A young child Yes.

My tenant has 2 young children but they are under 7. Think first is 5 but when she moved in was only 1 child now they are 2. 

Max should ideally be 2 so think should be ok but in my case think the tenant has her partner as well round making 4 so in the process of getting flat back.