Regulation 12 “Gross internal area”I1

England and Wales

For the purposes of the application of any provision of these Regulations, the “gross internal area” of a dwelling, purpose-built student accommodation or an area within a building is to be measured—

(a)

in accordance with the Code of Measuring Practice (6th edition)^f1, and

(b)

in square metres, rounded to the nearest whole number (where 0.5 or more is rounded up).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 12 in force at 1.10.2026, see reg. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1: The Code of Measuring Practice (6th edition) was published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in May 2015. The Code is available at https://www.rics.org/profession-standards/rics-standards-and-guidance/sector-standards/real-estate-standards/code-of-measuring-practice and is also available for inspection during office hours at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.