Where an application for an HMO licence is being made, can the local authority require a home address of the landlord? Under Section 48 Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, it is a requirement that a landlord shall by notice furnish the tenant with an address in England and Wales at which notices (including notices in proceedings) may be served on him by the tenant. However, this does not have to be a personal home address, it maybe any address (for...

Appeal against a special condition in a HMO Licence granted to Mrs M Wheatcroft by Redditch Borough Council in respect of 58 St George’s Road, Redditch, Worcestershire, BR9 8ED 09/09/2008 http://www.lacors.gov.uk/lacors/ContentDetails.aspx?id=20164 This case concerns the replacement of one of the conditions in an HMO licence with one selected by the Residential Property Tribunal.  This condition in question called for communal...

Cardiff Council have approved plans to introduce additional licensing for rented properties. Under new plans, passed by the Council’s executive, landlords in an area of Cathays ward will need to register for an additional licence if they have three or more tenants in a property. View Cathays ward additional licencing in a larger map Councillor Simon Pickard, Cathays, who has led the campaign for additional licensing in the ward was...

The draft guidance provides a guide to the provisions in Part 2, 3 and 4 of the Housing Act 2004. It explains the definition of a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for licensing purposes, the effect of the licensing provisions in parts 2 and 3 of the Act and the circumstances in which management orders can be made under Part 4. Once finalised it will form a detailed guide to the legislation for local housing authority practitioners,...

This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)If the local authority in your area decide to designate an area for additional licensing and if, within that area they designate that section 257 HMOs require a licence, the following applies. England Section 65 of the Housing Act 2004 states that “The local housing authority cannot be satisfied for the purposes of section 64(3)(a) that the house is reasonably...