Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
If you have a property that is occupied by 5 or more persons from 2 or more households, then it must be licenced. This is called "mandatory" licensing and is nationwide.
Local Authorities do set their own HMO standards and it can be confusing as one Council's standards can differ significantly to another.
Not having a licence is an offence and you may be served with a £30,000 Civil Penalty Notice or prosecuted for an unlimited fine.
How can we help?
Here at Planwise Property, we offer a licence application service were we submit the licence application on your behalf, ensuring it is submitted correctly and with the required documents.
We do offer a separate HHSRS inspection service but this is not included as part of the application service. Whilst we do strongly recommend that you have a HHSRS survey carried out to identify any disrepair and ensure that you meet the mandatory fire safety requirements, this is at your own discretion.
