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Anti-social Behaviour: Multiple Occupation

Commons · Question 63026 · Tabled 26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 4 Jul 2025

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Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to strengthen (a) regulatory and (b) enforcement measures on anti-social behaviour in 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...