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
Question
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...