What is an HMO?
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HMO Management Regulations
Management Regulations for HMOs (with shared facilities)
Management Regulations for HMOs converted into self-contained flats
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HMO licence online applications now live
Public Consultation Report on an Additional HMO Licensing Scheme for Bath City 2018 Summary
Notification of Bath City Additional HMO Licensing Area 2019 - 2023
New Additional Licensing area map
Designation of Bath City Additional HMO Licensing Area
Planning controls for HMOs
Following concerns about the high impacts of HMOs on the social balance and mix of parts of the city the Council decided to use its rights to exert greater planning controls in relation to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in Bath. Anyone looking to purchase a family house in Bath that they might want to “buy to let” as an HMO is likely to require planning permission. Where there is already a high concentration of HMOs on the street they may be unlikely to obtain planning permission to change use to an HMO. The details of the policy that planning applications will be decided on is defined in the Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) on HMOs in Bath, available along with further information from www.bathnes.gov.uk/hmo .
Letting Agents and Property Managers: Redress Scheme
How to join an approved scheme to avoid a fine of up to £5,000.
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