Decision details

To agree the future approach to the licensing of HMO properties.

(1)        That the updated version of the Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Licensing Policy, as attached at Appendix A of the report, be approved and adopted;

(2)        That the following additional condition be added under Section 10.2 of the revised Policy, ‘Mandatory and Discretionary Licence Conditions’, as a result of the introduction of the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015:

·         “Ensure that a Carbon Monoxide alarm is installed in any room in the house which is used wholly or partly as living accommodation and contains a solid fuel burning combustion appliance and provide a declaration as to its condition and location;” and      

(3)        That if the Government exercised its proposal to extend the mandatory licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation in England, the new Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Licensing Policy be reviewed and updated to take into account the legislative changes.