Property News · November 7, 2015

Government proposes minimum bedroom size for rental properties


Size would be set at 6.5 sq metres in attempt to stop landlords creating ‘rabbit hutch properties’ to increase rental incomeThe government is proposing a national minimum bedroom size as part of a drive to stop landlords carving up houses into ever smaller rooms to maximise rental income. Bedrooms in houses of multiple occupation would have to be a minimum of 6.5 sq m (70 sq ft), and landords letting rooms smaller than that would be guilty of a criminal offence. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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