Hi people, thought I’d pick your brains, in a bit of a pickle, not sure which way to go
To cut a long story short, we own a dry cleaners with a 5 bed house on top, which we have permission to convert into 2 flats.
Nearing the end of the conversion our builder said that our loft extension which was meant to be an en-suit bedroom of the flat below is rather large and we should make it into a self-contained bedsit
So, the dilemma is, we have now made into a self-contained unit and its lovely, however the min requirements from our local council is the 30m2, now our loft conversion, with its own kitchen, toilet / shower and entrance comes in around 26m2. ( Not counting the stairs )
If we apply to the council for a bedsit we may get refused as it doesn’t meet the minimum requirements of 30m squared.
I spoke to HMO and they said we don’t require a licence as no facilities are being shared.
Are we allowed to rent it as a self-contained room with its own shower / kitchen even though it is more or less a studio flat.
I want to do everything by the book to rent it out , so what should we do and how can this be rented out?
Any help would be much appreciated.gif)
Thanks
To cut a long story short, we own a dry cleaners with a 5 bed house on top, which we have permission to convert into 2 flats.
Nearing the end of the conversion our builder said that our loft extension which was meant to be an en-suit bedroom of the flat below is rather large and we should make it into a self-contained bedsit
So, the dilemma is, we have now made into a self-contained unit and its lovely, however the min requirements from our local council is the 30m2, now our loft conversion, with its own kitchen, toilet / shower and entrance comes in around 26m2. ( Not counting the stairs )
If we apply to the council for a bedsit we may get refused as it doesn’t meet the minimum requirements of 30m squared.
I spoke to HMO and they said we don’t require a licence as no facilities are being shared.
Are we allowed to rent it as a self-contained room with its own shower / kitchen even though it is more or less a studio flat.
I want to do everything by the book to rent it out , so what should we do and how can this be rented out?
Any help would be much appreciated
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Thanks
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