This entry is part 1 of 7 in the series House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)There are several types of HMO. The definition of HMO is contained in sections 254 and 257 of the Housing Act 2004. An HMO can be a whole building or a part of a building (for example a block of flats might not be an HMO, but one of the flats within the block could be an HMO) [s254(1) HA2004] It is perhaps surprising how many buildings or parts of buildings are now HMOs,...

This entry is part 2 of 7 in the series House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)There are three types of licensing that is possible. Mandatory Licensing Section 55 Housing Act 2004 allows HMOs to require a mandatory licence if they fall within a prescribed description. The Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Prescribed Descriptions) (England) Order 2006 provides the descriptions for England. And The Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation...

This entry is part 3 of 7 in the series House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)From 1 October 2010, incorporating changes already made on 6 April 2010, planning rules are changed affecting HMOs. What is an HMO? A simple non legal definition is that a house (or flat) is an HMO if there are three or more unrelated occupiers. There is also another type of HMO under section 257 Housing Act 2004 which provides for certain converted blocks of flats to be...

This entry is part 4 of 7 in the series House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)These regulations create obligations for landlords and occupiers where the property is an HMO (essentially, any property with more than 2 unrelated people sharing or certain converted blocks of flats) HMO with more than 2 unrelated sharers Link to England Regulations ... Please login or signup to continue reading this...

This entry is part 5 of 7 in the series House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)This article only applies to shared properties that require a licence. This article does not apply to a section 257 HMO (certain converted blocks of flats) Section 65(1) of the Housing Act 2004 provides that: “The local housing authority cannot be satisfied for the purposes of section 64(3)(a) that the house is reasonably suitable for occupation by a particular...