Views sought on new rules to limit spread of student houses in Brighton and Hove
A public consultation on plans to limit the number of shared houses across Brighton and Hove starts on Monday (3 June). Brighton and Hove City Council is looking at whether to require owners of even smaller shared houses to have to seek planning permission. At the moment, they can rely on “premitted development rights” to […]
Planning inspector overrules council on seven shared houses in Brighton
Neighbours objected and the council said no – but seven more Brighton properties can be used as shared houses after planning permission was granted on appeal. All seven are in wards where Brighton and Hove City Council restricts the conversion of family homes into houses in multiple occupation (HMOs). And all seven are in wards […]
FOI shows how little councils know about unlicensed HMOs
Government plans to protect tenants from poor living conditions through the expansion of mandatory HMO licensing look set to fall way short of their ambition. Figures obtained by Simple Landlords Insurance reveal the majority of local authorities don’t know how many unlicensed HMOs are in their area – let alone where they are – leaving them […]
Tighter regulation makes HMO investment an area for specialists
The Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation Order 2018 came into effect on 1 October, changing which residential properties will be categorised as houses in multiple occupation (HMO) for mandatory licensing purposes. From now on, properties occupied by five or more people, forming two or more separate households, will be classified as HMOs. The Residential Landlords Association […]