: : Home : : Commercial : : Residential : : Architectural : : Legal : : :Expert Witness : : :Dilapidations : : :Lease : : :Party Walls : : People : : Contact		HMOs, Houses in Multiple Occupation Oxford City Council has introduced an Article 4 Direction which means planning permission is needed to turn a family home into an HMO within the City boundaries. An HMO is a dwelling in which three or more unrelated persons forming two or more households share an amenity such as a bathroom, toilet or cooking facilities. A household is defined as either single person or members of the same family who are living together. In practice, this means three students sharing a 3 bedroom house is now classified as an HMO and needs planning permission and licensing. Here at Leys Longden and Co, we can Carry out an assessment against the guidelines Arrange for a planning and license application to be submitted to the Council Deal with possible alterations to the property Support you with queries arising from the HMO, some of which may be historical.

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