Houses in multiple occupancy (HMO's) licence

Licences will be granted if:

• the house is or can be made suitable for multiple occupation 
• the applicant is a fit and proper* person and the most appropriate person to hold the licence 
• the proposed manager has control of the house, and is a fit and proper* person 
• the management arrangements are satisfactory 

*in deciding whether someone is fit and proper, the Council will take into account:

• any previous convictions relating to violence, sexual offences, drugs and fraud; 
• contraventions of any laws relating to housing, public health or landlord and tenant issues;
• any convictions for unlawful discrimination; 
• previous HMO licence refusals;
• training and qualifications through professional bodies and/or landlord accreditation schemes.
• Basic Disclosure result.

Basic Disclosure

It will be a requirement that a Basic Disclosure is undertaken for the proposed licence holder and manager of the HMO. Where a company is either the licence holder and/or manager, each Company Director/Partner will be require to undertake a Basic Disclosure.

Please complete the application for Basic Disclosure and submit a copy of the disclosure with your HMO application. You must keep the original disclosure for the duration of the licence. An application fee of £25 is required for each individual party to the application.

Last updated: 10.46am on Tuesday 8 January 2019