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Houses in multiple occupation: a new opportunity for local authorities

By: Language: English Series: Housing and Planning Review ; 42(2) May 1987 20-21(2)Publication details: 1987Description: (See also WB2304-18)Subject(s): Summary: Local authorities have a variety of powers to deal with houses in multiple occupation , (HMOs). This article discusses R v Secretary of State for the Environment ex parte Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, where the authority made a compulsory purchase order on five HMOs on the ground that the conduct and management of the landlord deprived the tenants of the quiet enjoyment of their dwellings.

Local authorities have a variety of powers to deal with houses in multiple occupation , (HMOs). This article discusses R v Secretary of State for the Environment ex parte Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, where the authority made a compulsory purchase order on five HMOs on the ground that the conduct and management of the landlord deprived the tenants of the quiet enjoyment of their dwellings.