Multiple Occupation: Licensing
Commons · Question 63025 · Tabled 26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will introduce legislation to mandate a national licensing scheme for all Houses of Multiple Occupancy.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 4 Jul 2025
All Houses of Multiple Occupancy (HMOs) where five or more people from two or more households share facilities, such as a kitchen and/or a bathroom, are subject to mandatory HMO licensing.Following consultation, local authorities can also introduce additi...