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My HMO (House in Multiple Occupation) Dilemma

Author: Mark Alexander

21st January 2012, 15 years ago | 50

Norwich City Council are now charging £1,800 for an HMO licence, a 650% increase! Extortionate I think but so far...

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Council Inspector Trapped by Defective HMO Locks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th January 2012, 15 years ago | 0

A council housing inspector was locked in shared flats by a defective lock while inspecting fire safety precautions at the...

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Appeal Court Rejects HMO Legal Challenge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th December 2011, 15 years ago | 3

Local councils have lost their fight in the courts to overturn the government’s house in multiple occupation planning laws. After...

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Judge Strips HMO Landlord of £112,500 Illegal Rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

A landlord who defied planning laws to convert three houses in to houses of multiple occupation (HMOs) has been stripped...

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HMO Landlords Fined for Flouting Fire Safety Rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

A rogue landlord was fined £8,000 for failing to maintain standards at a shared house that was taken over by...

HMO Landlady Sacks Tenant

Author: HMOLandlady

14th November 2011, 15 years ago | 6

Continuing on the maintenance theme (somehow I think this could be ongoing!), I’m in the midst of a continuing dilemma:...

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Letting Unlicensed HMO is a Crime, According to Judge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2011, 15 years ago | 6

A London council has won a criminal compensation order against a letting company who failed to licence a house in...

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HMO Confusion Could Costs Landlords Fines of £50,000

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Planning and licensing rules for shared houses could be an expensive trap for landlords as some councils take on new...

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The HMO Debate – an admission of defeat.

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

24th October 2011, 15 years ago | 32

My last article on Property 118 brought forth a host of questions from landlords wondering whether their property was in...

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HMO Landlord Pays £12,000 for Ignoring Fire Safety

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

A landlord was fined £12,000 for failing to provide a fire alarm and electricity supply in a shared house he...

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HMO Landlords Pick up £28,000 Bill for Flouting Fire Safety

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Two landlords who put tenant lives at risk by flouting fire safety rules were ordered to pay fines and costs...

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Hands on HMOs – Don’t Shoot the Messenger #2

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

23rd September 2011, 15 years ago | 7

When a tenant has a beef with their landlord, I’m the guy they go to. My job is to either...

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HMO Planning Rules Confuse Student Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Councils are imposing arcane planning rules in an attempt to stop student landlords opening new shared houses. Landlords in Portsmouth...

HMO Landlords Warned to Put Their House in Order

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Councillors have warned HMO landlords to put their house in order or face prosecution. The warning was triggered as magistrates...

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Landlords upset over paying £315,000 HMO fees to council

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2011, 15 years ago | 3

Disgruntled landlords have paid out £315,000 fees in a year to comply with a council’s new house in multiple occupation...

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Council takes over run down HMO property

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th July 2011, 15 years ago | 0

A shared house landlord has lost control of his property after a council banned him from holding a house in...

“Death trap flat” landlords stripped of HMO licences

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th May 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Husband and wife property investors Michael and Margaret McQueen were branded as unfit landlords by councillors and have lost their...

Landlords launch legal challenges over HMO licensing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Hundreds of landlords are mounting two legal challenges against council policies over planning and licensing for shared houses. Landlords in...

Commercial conversions boost for HMO developers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Property investors could profit from government plans to encourage development of empty offices in to new housing. Communities Secretary Eric...

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Judge throws out HMO challenge from councils

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2011, 15 years ago | 1

A High court judge has thrown out a challenge to the government’s decision to review house in multiple occupation planning...

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HMO planning u-turn challenged in High Court

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Councils protesting at how Housing Minster Grant Shapps reversed house in multiple occupation planning rules have started a legal challenge...

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Spotlight on Robin Pilley, HMO investor – Part four of a four part story

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th March 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Robin Pilley invests into HMO’s (Houses in multiple occupation) in the Haverhill area and regularly achieves up to 16% yields,...

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Landlord lobby kicks off online HMO protest

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2011, 16 years ago | 2

Landlord lobbyists have launched an online toolkit to help property investors protest against councils proposing to take on extra powers...

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Spotlight on Robin Pilley, HMO investor – Part three of a four part story

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Robin Pilley invests into HMO’s in the Haverhill area and regularly achieves up to 16% yields, he is also a...

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