Decision details

a)    the changes to the HMO regulations under part 2 of the Housing Act 2004, as outlined in the report, be noted;

b)    the proposed new fee structure for the mandatory licensing of HMO’s, as set out in the table in Section 4 of the report, be approved;

c)    approval be given to the allocation of additional staffing resources to implement and administer the new HMO regulations, as outlined in the report with the cost of such being met through the proposed revised licence fee.

REASON FOR DECISIONS

Part 2 of the Housing Act 2004 includes a statutory requirement to licence larger HMO’s.  The regulations have recently been revised resulting in a greater number of properties needing to be licenced.