What is a HMO (House in Multiple Occupation)?
An HMO [defined in ss.254 to 259 of the Housing Act 2004] is a building, or part of a building, such as a flat, that: is occupied by more than one household and where the occupants share, lack or must leave the front door to use an amenity, such as a bathroom, toilet or cooking facilities • is occupied by more than one household in a converted building where not all the flats are self- contained (whether or not some amenities are shared or lacking) where the definition of being self contained is where all amenities such as kitchen, bathroom and WC are behind the entrance door to the flat • is a converted block of self-contained flats, but does not meet as a minimum standard the requirements of the 1991 Building Regulations, and less than two thirds of flats are owner occupied. • the households must occupy the building as their only or main residence and rent must be payable in respect of at least one of the household’s occupation of the property. • generally a household is a family (in
