New HMO Licensing Rules Expected In October

The Government is planning to introduce new rules on licensing Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) this October, the Housing Minister, Dominic Raab, has confirmed. The Government set out its proposals to extend HMO licensing last year, involving mandatory licensing for properties, regardless of height, that are occupied by five or more people from two or more households. Currently, mandatory HMO licensing only applies to properties with three or more storeys that are occupied by five or more people from two or more households. The new rules still have to be approved by Parliament. However, in response to a written question by Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse, Raab set out a timetable for their introduction. Read more on the Landlord News website.

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