Accommodation licences

Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) include shared flats and houses, bed-sits, lodgings, communal accommodation such as student residences and hostels. Properties need a licence if it is the main home of three or more residents and the residents are not members of the same family.

The Caravan and Control of Development Act 1960 prohibits the use of land as a caravan site unless the occupier holds a site licence issued by the Council.