A room used for dwelling purposes but which is not solely a kitchen utility room bathroom cellar or sanitary accommodation.
Is a kitchen a habitable room scotland.
I know that to be deemed habitable for mortgage purposes a house needs to have a working kitchen and bathroom i am just interested to understand what constitutes working particularly in the case of the kitchen.
The definition of a habitable room is however provided by technical guidance documents as being a room that is used for living or sleeping purposes but does not include a kitchen having a floor area of less than 6 5 sqm.
A room used or intended to be used for dwellinghouse purposes including for the purposes of part b a kitchen but not a.
There is no single legal definition of habitable room as its use and meaning is subject to context.
The home quality mark defines a habitable room as a room used for home purposes but which is not solely a kitchen utility room bathroom cellar or sanitary accommodation ref home quality mark one technical manual sd239 england scotland wales published by bre in 2018.
There is however a concession which allows 1 3 of the floor area of the room to be below 2 4m but above 2 1m.
Building regulations part b fire safety.
The principal habitable room is the most frequently used room by the occupants of a dwelling for general daytime living purposes.
Kitchens are the exception to the rule although still defined as a habitable room they can be 2 1m.
I am trying to secure additional lending from my mortgage company santander to fund the last third of our build.
A 2 4m in a habitable room excluding a kitchen.
In a habitable room excluding a kitchen 2 4 m and in a kitchen laundry or the like 2 1m and in a corridor or passageway or the like 2 1m and in a bathroom shower room laundry sanitary compartment pantry storeroom garage car parking area etc 2 1m and.
A room used or intended to be used for dwellinghouse purposes including for the purposes of part b a kitchen but not a bathroom.
For example the building regulations approved documents provide 3 separate definitions in different parts.