House in Multiple Occupation Licence

A property is an House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) if it is let as a main or only home to at least three tenants, who form more than one household and who share a kitchen, bathroom or toilet.

A household consists of either a single person or members of the same family who live together, including:

• people who are married or living together
• people in same-sex relationships
• relatives who are living together - including step-children, grandchildren, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, cousins and foster children
• certain live-in domestic staff such as au pairs, nannies, nurses or other carers, gardeners, chauffeurs, servants (if certain conditions are met)

If you are a tenant in shared accommodation, you may live in an HMO. These properties can be an entire house, flat or converted building or any of the following:

• bedsits
• shared houses
• households with a lodger
• purpose-built HMOs
• hostels
• guesthouses - if rented out of season
• bed and breakfasts providing accommodation for homeless people
• some types of self-contained flats converted from houses

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