Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2016
When looking for an investment property, keep in mind that not every house may be suitable to use as a student HMO property unless you may wish to undertake structural work.
Below are guidelines to help you determine whether a potential investment property is suitable for student lettings.
Minimum room sizes for accommodation
a) where all or some of the facilities are shared
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Number of persons |
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Where the room is for the sole use of occupier(s) |
1 |
2 (cohabiting) |
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Bedroom |
6.5m2 |
9.5m2 |
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Kitchen |
4m2 |
5m2 |
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Combined kitchen and living room |
11m2 |
15m2 |
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Combined bedroom and kitchen |
11m2 |
15m2 |
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Combined bedroom and living room |
10m2 |
14m2 |
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Combined bedroom, living room & kitchen |
13m2 |
20.5m2 |
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Number of persons |
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Minimum sizes of other shared rooms |
2-3 |
4 |
5 |
6-10 |
11-15 |
16+
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Kitchen |
5m2 |
6m2 |
7m2 |
10m2 |
13.5m2 |
16.5m2 |
Living rooms or dining rooms which are additional to kitchen area |
8.5m2 |
11m2 |
11m2 |
16.5m2 |
21m2 |
24m2 |
Combined kitchen and dining area |
10m2 |
11.5m2 |
11.5m2 |
19.5m2 |
24m2 |
29m2 |
b) Measurement of the area of the room
To ensure the floor area of a room is of an adequate size it must be measured in the following manner:
Disclaimer: Please note these are guidelines only and you may wish to check with your local Council.