What is an HMO?
Briefly an HMO is
- a premises occupied by more than one household and
- One of the households shares or lacks a basic amenity - toilet, bath / shower, or cooking facilities
What is a household?
Briefly a household means members of the same family.
So HMO’s include:
- bedsits
- houses partly converted into self-contained flats
- hostels
- accommodation above shops
- shared houses and flats.
If you think your house is an HMO, you can get full information on the HMO definition:
- Download our advice 'Is it an HMO?'
(PDF 70KB) - Contact the Private Sector Housing Team - details opposite.
Email this pageLast modified by: Laura Costello on 11/12/2008