mondongo Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Hello gents. Briefly,semi-detached house converted 1954 into two flats and ground/basement maisonette,with communal entrance. 1st,2nd floor flats were rented out,maisonette is family home,all owned without charge. The council have decided to introduce HMO licensing in this area,previously license not needed,and I told I will need a license costing about £1000.Then the rest of the rules and reg's will kick in from the safety stasi. Question,is there away round it so I don't have to get a license but still get some income,I believe i can rent one flat out but two will take me to two thirds of the property and then it becomes licensable.So I am told. I believe I can "live" in 1st floor flat and take a lodger and this should be ok? Any ideas gents.What about option to rent/buy as I might get rid of one flat to save any hassle with the council. Cheers M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLAW96 Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Are you sure you are an HMO ? It sounds like three self contained units to me, are any of the flats occupied by more than one household? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tenants_from_hell Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Dont think you need a HMO license for 2 flats in a property because they are seperate... A local landlord owns about 9 terraced 3 storey properties 8 are converted in to similar flats like yours and only 1 isn't and that 1 is HMO. HMO is a load of headache (cost wise, standards and so on). And every local authority has different views/regs on it. Mind you, your local council is a bit slow in enforcing HMO's?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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