bedroom sharing

[julesnsinbad]

Hi, i have 2 daughters aged 14 and 4 who currently share a room, although the eldest wishes to have her own privacy (puberty etc). My future husband also has a daughter who is 4...... how many bedrooms legally would i need for the 3 girls......my daughters are only half sisters as well........

[cassa333]

Technical I think it's only one.

If I remember rightly each child counts as half a person and two adults can stay in each bedroom.

For the purposes of sleeping common rooms such as sitting room and dinning room are counted as bedrooms.

So in theory for two adults and three children one bed accomodation is the minimum legal requirement.

[julesnsinbad]

i heard that the law stated that if any sisters are not blood related, they cannot share a room? my daughters and my partners daughter have only met a few times. It will not be our own home, it will be MOD

[hc4361]

I don't know where you heard that but there is no such law, otherwise friends wouldn't have sleepovers.
Legal requirements are here:
http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/repai rs_and_bad_conditions/overcrowding

[stonekicker]

if you own your own home, there is no statutory limit - its tough luck. however, if you are in council, housing association or private rented you would certainly have a case for overcrowding as is mentioned above. depending on your circumstances it depends what you are able to do in respect of this problem. without knowing the ins and outs it is impossible to say.