HMO Reporter

Council Implements Stricter Controls on Houses in Multiple Occupation Across Borough The council announces a plan—local authority, head of directive—to extend planning permission for houses converted into HMOs boroughwide. A rule, once confined to select sectors, now expands; residents express worry, linking increased HMO count directly to shifts in neighbourhood character and community...

New Planning Controls Target HMO Conversions in Eastbourne Eastbourne Borough Council—agent, planner—imposes a regulation that governs houses converting into HMOs in the town centre where HMOs cluster densely. The council, head of decision-making, now unites planning control with conversion practice. Key Details of the Regulation Effective 30 July 2025, the regulation—rooted in planning...

Woking Council Proposes Extended Licensing for Smaller HMOs Woking Borough Council, which governs with a mandate to refine housing protocols, proposes an expansion. The expansion concerns licensing regimes for HMOs—properties housing three or more occupants—by drawing together the policy of safety and the need for regulatory oversight. Each element of the proposal links a licensing threshold with a...

Former Sheffield Pub Set for Conversion into 16-Bed HMO A prominent Sheffield pub – once serving locals – now shifts into a candidate for transformation; planning documents identify conversion to a 16-bedroom HMO. • Pub – closed for many years; location – Darnall Road; legacy – preserved in record. • Plans – reassign layout into three vertical levels; design – sustain existing features:...

Concerns Raised Over New House in Multiple Occupation Plans in Cornwall Cornwall witnesses proposals that convert an erstwhile GP surgery into a multi-residential establishment; the design allocates fifteen bedrooms and targets professional occupancy such as educators, medical administrators, municipal functionaries, and tourism operatives. The developer situates the property within a residential vicinity...

Scotland’s Housing Supply Declines Amid Continued Affordable Housing Investment Recent statistics reveal a configuration wherein the supply of houses contracts while investment in regulated and social dwellings persists amid economic oscillations. Data and figures connect tightly in that the decline in overall new homes coexists with the expansion of housing aimed at community need. Decline in Overall...

Concerns Raised Over Plan to Convert Family Home into Large HMO in Birmingham Suburb A planning application, submitted for scrutiny, proposes conversion of a five‑bedroom, semi‑detached family house into a nine‑bedroom House in Multiple Occupation in a Birmingham suburb that is well regarded, located on a residential road in Sutton Coldfield adjacent to a railway station and a high‑value...

Potential Transformation of Hove HMO into Family Home Submitted plans propose a conversion: a nine‐bedroom domicile—currently operating in a multi‐occupancy mode—is set for change into a single‐family residence in Hove’s district. The application, addressed to the local council, concerns a three‐storey, semi‐detached structure on York Avenue under former university ownership. Proposed...

Plans for Growth in Cambridgeshire The Chancellor reveals plans that spark growth. In Cambridgeshire, the region of Oxford and Cambridge stands as a force in technology. The state allocates £7.9 billion to rebuild roads, rails, water systems, and power grids. Each element sticks close to its governor word: the growth design unfolds as a unified network. Infrastructure Investments Projects target water...

Explosion in Exeter's HMO Leaves Residents Displaced At the onset of September 12, an explosion struck a dwelling in St Thomas, Exeter—a fire erupted because an electrical fault in a bedroom ignited the fuel. Emergency services rushed in; firefighters, arriving post 12:30 AM, confirmed resident safety and initiated suppression with apparatus engineered for fire reduction. The building, sustaining severe...