Step by step guide for landlords and agents in Eastbourne for completing the application form for a property licence for Houses in Multiple Occupation.
You must complete the grid in Section 7 of the application form, detailing the number and location of each amenity within the property and individual letting.
Cooking Facilities in Rooms
These are facilities that are provided for the storage, preparation and cooking of food within an individual letting, for example within a bedsitting room.
When providing the number of rooms that have cooking facilities within them, only provide the number of rooms that have the following facilities.
If the facilities within the room do not include all of the listed items below then it should not be counted.
Sinks means kitchen sinks not wash hand basins.
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A fixed sink with drainer provided with an adequate and wholesome supply of cold water and constant supply of hot water
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A cooker with a minimum of two rings with an oven and a grill
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A minimum of two double electrical sockets positioned at a convenient height and safe position with additional dedicated electrical sockets for the cooker and refrigerator
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A fixed and impervious worktop of a minimum size 600mm - 1000mm
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A floor based storage cupboard of 500mm wide and standard depth and height or a wall mounted food storage cupboard of 1000mm wide and standard depth and height
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A refrigerator of minimum size 0.15m3
Kitchens
Kitchens (not shared) means any cooking facilities that are provided for the exclusive use of one household/ letting but is accessed by walking outside of the living accommodation.
Kitchens (shared) means a kitchen that is used by more than one household/letting. For a kitchen to be included within this calculation it must contain a minimum of the following facilities:
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A fixed sink with drainer provided with an adequate and wholesome supply of cold water and constant supply of hot water
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A gas or electric hob with four rings and an oven with a grill
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A minimum of three double electrical sockets positioned at a convenient height and safe position with additional dedicated electrical sockets for the cooker and refrigerator.
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A fixed and impervious worktop, 500mm (length) x 600mm (depth) per user
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A floor based storage cupboard of 500mm wide and standard depth and height or a wall mounted food storage cupboard of 1000mm wide and standard depth and height per person.
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A refrigerator with minimum capacity of 0.15m3 per 5 persons and a freezer with a minimum capacity of 0.11m3
