Landlords, agents - do you understand what an HMO is?
Series: Estate Agent ; July 2003, 24-26(3)Publication details: 2003Subject(s):- SIMMONS V PIZZEY
- HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION
- HOUSING (MANAGEMENT OF HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION) REGULATIONS 1990
- HOUSING ACT 1985
- SILBERS V SOUTHWARK LBC
- BARNES V SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL
- ASHRIDGE INVESTMENTS LTD V MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- REED V HASTINGS CORPORATION
- OKEREKE V BRENT LBC
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HOUSING ACT 1989
- HOUSING-PRIVATE RENTED SECTOR
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS66993 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 123467-1001 |
Provides a guide to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), prior to changes envisioned by the new Housing Bill. Goes through the complexities of the legal definition of an HMO but points out that local authorities vary widely in their approach to the regulations. Details the six categories of HMOs and lists the specific requirements, which local authority environmental health departments can enforce. Table comparing the legal definition of HMOs with the DETR and Chartered Institute of Environmental Health's definitions.