Licensing of residential property – increased use of additional licensing for houses in multiple occupation (“HMOs”) and selective licensing for non-HMOs
Licensing is increasingly an issue for residential landlords as the rules have been tightened by a number of local housing authorities. There are three types of licensing: mandatory; additional and selective Mandatory The most common form of licensing is mandatory which applies where there are 5 or more people comprising 2 or more households occupying … Read more