Am I Entitled to Sink in Bathroom

[msteve636]

Hi there. I live in a council property and dont have a sink in my bathroom. My bathroom is small so the only way to fit a sink would be to take out the bath and replace it with a shower cubicle thus giving the room for a sink. The council are refusing to istall a sink giving the excuse that they dont like doing waterworks on any floor other than the ground. Am I entitled by law to a bathroom sink?. Can anyone help?. Thanks.

[bednobs]

not sure about the law, however you have handwashing facilities in the bathroom so i doubt it

[hc4361]

Is your toilet in the bathroom?

[msteve636]

yes my toilet is in the bathroom

[Eve]

Is that the only toilet in the house?

[sara3]

what do your neighbours have? they must be in similar properties.

[msteve636]

its the only toilet in the house and ours seems to be smaller than the neighbours

[hc4361]

I am sure it is a legal requirement to provide hand wash facilities in the vicinity of a toilet. It could be argued that the bath would provide this but I would strongly argue this is neither satisfactory nor safe. Could a small child easily wash his hands under a running bath tap?
I found this in respect of minimum requirements to make a property legally fit for habitation:
"It has, for the exclusive use of the occupants (if any), a suitably located fixed bath or shower and a wash hand basin each of which is provided with a satisfactory supply of hot and cold water"
http://www.solihull.g...ationcertificates.htm

[bushbaby_de]

I would have a chat with the Housing and Public Health department at your local council

[lcg]

ewww! a toilet in a room with no sink! is your council mental? how are you supposed to keep good hand hygiene for heaven's sake? if it was a coucillors property - they'd do it x