siblings sharing a bedroom

[lucyashleigh]

i live in a two bedroom house,with three children two boys age 15 and 13 also a girl age 7 what dose the law say about them all sharing a bedroom

[Pippa68]

It would probably say that the two boys should share a room, your daughter should have a room of her own and you sleep on a sofabed in the lounge.

That was what we were told to do a few years back when we lived in a two bedroom flat ~ and we did!

[Ethel]

The law states:

If two people of the opposite sex have to sleep in the same room the accommodation will be overcrowded unless the two people are:

* a married or cohabiting couple, or
* at least one occupant is under ten years old.

Even when the youngest reaches 10:

Overcrowding is only allowed if it is:

* due to natural growth (such as a child reaching one of the specified ages

http://england.shelter.org.uk/advice/advice-64 97.cfm

There is no reason why your daughter shouldn't share your bedroom though.