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[pgten]

Understood, thanks.

Didn't realise on the Article 4 (Planning), was only consider HMO licensing......

[pgten]

Agree.

I think with council funding cut, all their work suffers and they can't do a great job at anything (and everyone gets annoyed with them!).

This is also why tenant initiated legal actions like 'Rent Repayment Orders' can be useful - essentially allowing crowdsourcing...

[pgten]

Sounds like another excellent argument for housing regulation.

Along with
23%estimated proportion of privately rented homes classified as non-decent
13% estimated proportion of privately rented homes with serious health hazards
https://www.nao.org.uk/report/regulatio...

[pgten]

Check with the local council (EHO, HMO department - same team who you would complain on conditions to) if LL has an HMO licence for the property. These are required for a property with 5+ppl (not from one family) everywhere and in some areas 3+ppl.

If the proeprty is HMO unlicensed (such...

[pgten]

Use of shared areas will certainly be part of their tenancy agreement.



OP has no liability in this situation , it is all on the landlord. He/she (OP) has plenty of options including noncompliance ('no option other than to comply' lol). This does risk (as per my last) angering...

[pgten]

3+ppl from 2+ households (ie not all one family) sharing facilities is an HMO.

Some HMO need licences - they are licensable HMOs.

Everywhere in England 5+ppl,2+households is HMO licensable as a 'Mandatory HMO'.

In some council areas (although I'm pretty sure Reading...

[pgten]

Worth having a read of this.
https://landlordlawblog.co.uk/2018/0...-hmo-property/
There may be some generic fire safety clause in your contract that the landlord is seeking to invoke?

Contrary to the rather shrill commentery here I can't personally...