children sharing

[charshoe]

what is the legal age for children to share a bedroom?

[Pippa68]

As far as I am aware there isn't one. However if you are in council/housing association accomodation they probably have an age guide.

[dannyday5821]

perhaps a stupid question...but "why" would there be a legal age? children sharing a room shouldnt be a problem, and if there is, theyll let ya know! theyll just shout at you and complain all the time! i guess thats why so many adults are so good at this!

[zebra]

Local Councils it is ten years old, some housing associations tend to be around eight years old.

[zebra]

Sorry, I obviously meant different gender siblings.

[dannyday5821]

really? what legally? in britain? i understand what your saying, but say youve got two kids and cant afford a bigger house...you get punished for it when its not your fault? i remember me and my sister shared a room when we were two, if we hadnt moved out of the house thanks to mums new job, we wouldve been stuck in that room together, like it or not! believe me i wouldnt have liked it at all!

[natalie_1982]

Danny I think this is only relevant for social housing

[redcrx]

there is no law for privately owned and rented homes. And social housing shouldnt have to rehouse you either, rent a bigger house privately if you feel you need more bedrooms.

[Pippa68]

This is true.

Why should social housing be any different? during the property crash we managed to live in a one bedroom flat with the kids (boy and girl) sharing the bedroom while we slept in the lounge on a sofabed.

I believe social housing rules also state that a lounge can be turned into a bedroom?

[Fay Mousse]

If you live in England, please read this:

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

If you scroll down you will see that overcrowding is allowed (opposite sex children over 10 sharing) if it is due to natural growth - children growing up - and living rooms and kitchens are counted when taking number of people to amount of sleeping accommodation into consideration.

[beverleymot]

if you live in a council house then different sex children have to stop sharing wen the oldest is 5

[Claire-L]

Why do your children have to share a room? Ours have their own rooms and nannies. I find that is the best way to raise kiddies.

[zebra]

I know its an old post now but just in case..shut up Claire.. Boring.. My mum had a nanny before boarding school and would never do the same to her children....

Also if people think that it is tough if you are in social housing & have inadequate space, think about all those parents who got adequate housing for 4 - 5 kids plus years ago, i.e 4 bedroom house, where their kids have now grown up and left, but they are still in that property ( so two people in a local authority rented property) when families are being cramped into 2 bed tower blocks due to lack of social housing.

[zebra]

Actually Claire-L reading your other post, you don't sound like a mother at all and if you are for real you are not raising your ''kiddies'' anyway, your underpaid nanny is doing all the graft and probably closer to your children than you will ever be reading your cold comment.

[bushbaby_de]

its not a legal requirement, just another one of the benchmarks council's use to allocate points on the housing register, because it is desirable for children over a certain age to have their own rooms (the age is usually around 10 i think). This is distint from the rules on overcrowding, which as another post explains is based on not only bedrooms but living and dining rooms as well. That is another category under which points for social housing can be given. But there is no legal requirement for children of differeny sexes to have their own rooms and therefore no legal obligation for the council to rehouse you on that basis alone if you are in social housing.