The Government is launching a new wave of measures to clamp
down further on investors and landlords.
The main measure is a minimum space requirement. Under the plans, which will apply in England,
he minimum room size in Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs). The minimum room size in HMO and some other
shared homes with be 6.52 square metres (approximately 70 square feet) The size being applied for each individual or
couple living in the property, meaning landlords will not be able to squeeze in
bunk beds in the smallest room.
The new measures will also include provision for mandatory
HMO-style licencing for all shared homes with five or more people from two or
more households.
Oxford City Council is ahead of the Government on this, with
compulsory licencing for HMO’s in Oxford having been in place for a while
now. In my article to be published this
week in the Guardian and Oxford Paper newspapers and on The Oxford Property
Blog, I identify growing demand for HMO property in Oxford, from young
professionals as well as from Students.
The licencing in Oxford seeks to manage the number of HMOs in any post
code sector as well as to raise standards of safety and quality of provision.
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