diff --git a/app/models/sales_log.rb b/app/models/sales_log.rb
index 463381559..48fbf40b8 100644
--- a/app/models/sales_log.rb
+++ b/app/models/sales_log.rb
@@ -223,6 +223,12 @@ class SalesLog < Log
     type == 24
   end
 
+  def is_bedsit?
+    return if proptype.nil?
+
+    proptype == 2
+  end
+
   def shared_ownership_scheme?
     ownershipsch == 1
   end
diff --git a/app/models/validations/sales/property_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/sales/property_validations.rb
index 95e33148f..fbe582f10 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/sales/property_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/sales/property_validations.rb
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ module Validations::Sales::PropertyValidations
   end
 
   def validate_bedsit_number_of_beds(record)
-    return if record.proptype.blank? || record.beds.blank?
+    return if record.is_bedsit?.blank? || record.beds.blank?
 
-    if record.proptype == 2 && record.beds > 1
+    if record.is_bedsit? && record.beds > 1
       record.errors.add :proptype, I18n.t("validations.property.proptype.bedsits_have_max_one_bedroom")
       record.errors.add :beds, I18n.t("validations.property.beds.bedsits_have_max_one_bedroom")
     end