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HMO - you will need a licence (eventually)!


Mortitia

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Recently Grampa was debating going into the HMO (House of Multiple Occupation) market.  Here is a tale of woe below on failure to comply with Selective Licensing.

 

Birmingham City Council v Khan, 14 November 2016, Birmingham Magistrates Court

This was Birmingham’s prosecution of Mr Zahid Khan for failure to obtain an HMO licence, breaching HMO management regulations and acts likely to interfere with his tenants’ peace and comfort  under Section 1(3A) of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977.

The magistrates found Mr Khan guilty on finding that he intimidated his tenants on 28 December 2015 together with an accomplice to make them leave the property and threatened to change the locks if they did not leave.  The property was unlicensed between 13 December 2014 and 28 December 2015 and breached HMO Management Regulations including insufficient smoke alarms, a tripping hazard on the stairs and general disrepair including a sparking electrical socket and holes in the ceilings.

Mr Khan was sentenced to 150 hours of community service, fined £2,000, with full costs of £5,070.93 and a victim surcharge

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25 minutes ago, Mortitia said:

 

25 minutes ago, Mortitia said:

Recently Grampa was debating going into the HMO (House of Multiple Occupation) market.  

That debate is now on hold, probably indefinitely after doing some research.

But never say never:D

 

 

 

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