Property licensing
Why do we license properties? Property licensing helps us to regulate the condition and management of private rented properties in the borough. The council also has to carry out a Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) risk assessment on an HMO within five years of receiving a license application.
If the inspector finds
any unacceptable risks during the assessment then the landlord will be
instructed to carry out works to eliminate them. The landlord must also notify
the council if they plan to make changes to an HMO (structural or decorative),
if the tenants make changes to the property, or if the tenants' circumstances
change (e.g. they have a child).
The council must
ensure that a licensed HMO is not overcrowded and has suitable shared amenities
and facilities for the number of persons occupying it. If there are too many
people living in the HMO at the time the license is granted, the landlord must
take reasonable steps to reduce the number of occupiers to the permitted
number. Read more..
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