Council backs motion seeking new policy to combat ‘continued proliferation’ of HMOs across borough

Edgware plan among wave of HMO applications as Brent faces calls to pause approvals

The conversion of a property into a six-room house in multiple occupation (HMO) to accommodate 10 people is among five such applications submitted in Brent this month. The North London borough has received five applications for HMOs in the past few weeks which are waiting to be decided on amid calls to pause all HMO approvals locally. With HMOs in the private rental sector increasingly being used to address a shortfall in social housing, many Lo…

Council backs motion seeking new policy to combat ‘continued proliferation’ of HMOs across borough

ABC Council has backed a notice of motion calling for a specific planning policy to combat the “continued proliferation” of HMOs across the borough. The motion had been brought to the April full sitting of council by the DUP, seeking recognition that the “concentration” in terms of numbers of HMOs was “having a detrimental impact on the residential character of affected areas and is placing increasing pressure on local amenity and infrastructure…