Definition of HMO under selective licensing?

Hi, I received an email from LCC selective licensing update. This is the email below:

The newsletter is distributed to a House in Multiple Occupation and Selective Licensing mailing list to over 2350 landlords, 129 Letting/Managing agents registered within Leicestershire, 8 Landlord Associations and individuals who have asked to receive it.

We hope this change will meet your needs and give you an avenue to engage with all teams involved in the private rented sector.
Selective licensing update
The Selective Licensing Scheme has been in operation since the 10th October 2022. To date we have received 4740 licence applications undertaken 3,920 property inspections and issued 3,594 licences.

During the first 18 months of the scheme the team concentrated on processing applications and property inspections. The team have now moved on to proactively looking for unlicensed properties. A programme of door knocking within the selective licensing areas is underway. Inspectors will be identifying unlicensed properties and contacting landlords and managing agents to find out why they are not licensed.
Where properties are found to be operating illegally enforcement action will be considered.
Failure to license a property may result in:
enforcement action for operating an unlicensed property, this could be a prosecution and an unlimited fine or the issuing of a civil penalty up to £30,000.
a court determining that a section 21 Notice is invalid.
your tenants applying for a Rent Repayment Order requesting repayment of up to 12 month’s rent

HMO – The team also license Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) that are occupied by 5 or more unrelated people. The properties are inspected to ensure that any risks or hazards are minimised and safe.

No wonder private sector landlords wish to exit. Its clear that they want to punish landlords! Rent repayment order! Validity of Sec 21 notice!

Renters get FREE support when we have to use solicitors. Instead should mediate between both landlord and tenant and ascertain better outcomes ….

Also I’m confused with the HMO definition changes from authority to authority eg number of occupants.  Here it states 5 persons is this correct?

Thanks,

G