Under the Housing Act 2004, a HMO is a building that is:
- occupied by more than one household;
- and more than one household shares an amenity, like a bathroom, toilet or cooking facilities.
This can include bedsits, some shared houses/flats.
By law, we must licence certain types of HMO. This licence is issued under the Traditional Additional Licensing Scheme.
For more about HMOs and licences, see: Licensing of houses in multiple occupation.