Amenity Standards for Privately Rented dwellings

Minimum Room Sizes for One-Room Units of Accommodation

• Bedroom Only (where a separate kitchen and living room are provided elsewhere in the HMO)

  • 1 occupant - 6.51m²
  • 2 occupants (living as a couple) - 10.22m²

• Combined Bedroom and Living Room (where a separate kitchen is provided elsewhere in the HMO)

  • 1 occupant - 9.0m²
  • 2 occupants (living as a couple) - 14.0m²

• Combined Bedroom, Living Room and Kitchen

  • 1 occupant - 13.0m²
  • 2 occupants (living as a couple) - 19.0m²

Minimum Room Sizes for Accommodation Units of Two or More-Rooms

where the rooms are for the exclusive use of the tenants that occupy them and are living as a single related family or related household,

• Bedroom

  • 1 occupant - 6.51m²
  • 2 occupants (living as a couple) - 10.22 m²

• Combined Kitchen and Living Room

  • 1 occupant - 11.0m²
  • 2 occupants (living as a couple) - 15.0m²

• Combined Bedroom and Living Room

  • 1 occupant - 9.0m²
  • 2 occupants (living as a couple) - 14.0m²

• Kitchen

  • 1 occupant - 4.5m²
  • 2 occupants (living as a couple) - 7.0m²
  • 3 - 5 occupants (living as a single family) - 7.0m²

• Living Room

  • 1 occupant - 8.0m²
  • 2 occupants (living as a couple) - 12.0m²
  • 3 - 5 occupants (living as a single family) - 12.0m²

Minimum Room Sizes for Communal Use Rooms

For rooms shared by tenants (not living as a single family) in HMO-type accommodation.

• Kitchen

  • 1 - 3 occupants - 5.0m²
  • 4 occupants - 6.0m²
  • 5 occupants - 7.0m²
  • 6 occupants - 9.0m²
  • 7 -10 occupants - 11.0m²

• Total Communal Living Space

  • 1 - 3 occupants - 13.5m²
  • 4 occupants - 17.0m²
  • 5 occupants - 18.0m²
  • 6 occupants - 20.0m²
  • 7 -10 occupants - 27.5m²
  • Note: area is inclusive of kitchen, but the kitchen must be of the minimum size specified for number of occupants