that the rooms were not bedsitting rooms and that “In all the circumstances the Tribunal is of the view that it would be inappropriate to install washbasins in the designated rooms having regard to the age and character of the property, in which the Tribunal finds that the bedrooms are not units of living accommodation, and that it is in any case not necessary to install extra facilities, given the existing provision and the proposed addition of a downstairs cloakroom which Miss Wright plans to introduce.”

Editor’s note: Many councils’ blanket policies on HMO requirements can be challenged in individual circumstances as the Tribunal states “each property must be considered individually on its merits”.