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Multiple Occupation

Commons · Question 87304 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 11 Nov 2025

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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...