Legislation is to come into force on 1st
October 2018 extending the mandatory licensing of houses in
multiple occupation (HMOs) under the Housing Act 2004 to include
two storey HMOs with five or more occupants forming two or more
households. The purpose of this paper is to recommend Cabinet note
and agree use of the new duties and agree the proposed fee
structure for issuing and renewing such licenses.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 06/04/2018
Decision due: 27 Jun 2018 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member For Housing
Contact: Hannah Edwards, Performance, Policy and Project Officer Email: hannah.edwards@crawley.gov.uk.