Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs)
A house in multiple occupation is a building occupied by more than one household, who share (or lack) kitchen/bathroom/toilet facilities, that is not self-contained. A household is a family, ie people who are blood relatives, or are living together as man and wife (including same sex couples).
This includes bedsits, houses partly converted into self-contained flats, hostels, and shared houses and flats. In certain circumstances some self-contained flats may also be HMOs.
For more information on HMOs, including guidance documents and application forms, please browse through the pages in this section.
