Amenity Standards for Privately Rented dwellings

Where all or some of the individual units of living accommodation/ bedsits in an HMO or shared house do not contain bathing or toilet facilities for the exclusive use of each individual household.

• 1 - 4 Persons

  • where reasonably practical there must be a wash hand basin with appropriate splash back in each unit of living accommodation; plus
  • at least 1 bathroom and 1 WC with a wash hand basin (the bathroom and WC may be combined)

• 5 Persons

  • where reasonably practical there must be a wash hand basin with appropriate splash back in each unit of living accommodation; plus
  • 1 bathroom; and
  • 1 separate WC with wash hand basin (but the WC can be contained within a second bathroom)

• 6 - 10 persons

  • where reasonably practical there must be a wash hand basin with appropriate splash back in each unit of living accommodation; plus
  • 2 bathrooms; and
  • 2 separate WCs with wash hand basins (but one of the WCs can be contained within one of the bathrooms)

• 11 - 15 persons

  • where reasonably practical there must be a wash hand basin with appropriate splash back in each unit of living accommodation; plus
  • 3 bathrooms; and
  • 3 separate WCs with wash hand basins (but two of the WCs can be contained within 2 of the bathrooms)

• 16+ persons

  • full consultation with the Local Authority required

Please note:

• a "bathroom" means a room containing a bath or shower
• all baths, showers, and wash hand basins must be equipped with taps providing an adequate supply of cold and constant hot water
• all bathrooms and toilets must be of an adequate size and layout and must be fit for purposeb
• baths and wash hand basins must have a suitable splash back
• all bathrooms and toilets must be adequately ventilated and heated.
• the flooring in all bathrooms and toilets must be water resistant, smooth, continuous, and free from any cracks or crevices as to facilitate easy cleaning (e.g.: ceramic or vinyl floor tiles or linoleum flooring)
• all bathrooms and toilets must be suitably located in relation to the living accommodation.