Content tagged with: HMO

• Landlord Licensing

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/housing/landlord-licences

  To rent out properties in Doncaster you may need a licence. The license you need will depend on the location, type, size and number of people living in the property.

• Houses in multiple occupation licensing

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/housing/houses-in-multiple-occupation-licensing

  If you're a landlord or property managing agent who lets houses in multiple occupation (HMOs), you may need to apply for a licence.

• Houses in multiple occupation

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/housing/houses-in-multiple-occupation

  Houses in multiple occupation with five or more tenants belonging to two or more households, require a licence from the council.

• Article 4 Direction - Houses in Multiple Occupation

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/planning/houses-in-multiple-occupation-article-4-direction

  The council has made an Article 4 Direction relating to houses in multiple occupation (HMO), this came into force 14 October 2019.

• Managing houses in multiple occupation

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/housing/managing-houses-in-multiple-occupation

  Houses in Multiple Occupation regulations place a duty on the manager of the property to provide and maintain safe living conditions to protect the tenants from risk of injury.

• Fire safety in houses in multiple occupation

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/housing/fire-safety-in-houses-in-multiple-occupation

  Houses in multiple occupation are those which are shared by three or more unrelated persons. Historically fires in HMOs have been more prevalent than in single homes. Larger HMOs will required a licence from the Council, however different laws apply to all HMOs in relation to fire safety. A higher standard of fire precaution and protection is required in houses of multiple occupation compared to that of a single occupied dwelling. The exact measures depend on the property size, layout and type of letting.

• Apply for it: HMO licence (New) - Application to license a house in multiple occupation

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/doitonline/hmo-application-new

  A house in multiple occupation (HMO) is a property rented out by at least 3 people who are not from 1 ‘household’ (for...