Multiple Occupation
Commons · Question 87304 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of (a) the potential impact of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) on (i) community cohesion and (ii) levels of anti-social behaviour, (b) the
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 11 Nov 2025
My Department has not undertaken an assessment of the potential impact of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) on (i) community cohesion and (ii) levels of anti-social behaviour. Local planning authorities already have planning powers to limit the concent...