Safety Inspections
The Council has a proactive inspection programme of HMOs. If conditions in the properties inspected are not up to standard, the landlord or owner is required to improve them.
Statutory Instruments
Statutory Instruments giving the National Minimum Standards are now available.
- No. 371 - The Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Prescribed Descriptions) (England) Order 2006.
- No. 372 - The Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation (England) Regulations 2006.
- 373 - The Licensing and Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation and Other Houses (Miscellaneous Provisions) (England) Regulations 2006.
The above regulations can be found at
www.opsi.gov.uk.