Headroom Height

[Colin103]

Hello, I would like to rent out rooms in my bassement, but I am not sure if the head hight is high enough to qualify for renting out. 

The head hight is on average 2 metres. Does anyone know what the rules and regulations are in the UK. The house is in Manchester.

Thanks, Colin

[Marzena4]

Hello @Colin103. I would have to google the regulations for the UK, but Airbnb does accept non-standard properties - there are even Hobbit dens for rent. It's all about diversity. The most important thing would be stating the height of the place in the description. 

And here is what I learnt after googling:

"3. Minimum Ceiling Heights
Although the legal minimum ceiling height has now been removed from the Building Regulations, there is still a practical minimum height and this is especially worth thinking about in attic and cellar conversions. All rooms should normally have a floor to ceiling height of at least 2.1m throughout (standard ceiling height is 2.4m). In rooms with sloping ceilings, at least 50% of the floor area should normally have a floor to ceiling height of at least 2.1m."

[Colin103]

Hi Marzena, thanks a lot for this info! That's brilliant! 🙂