Data on Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO's)

Release date:
21 March 2017

You asked

I am looking for information relating to HMOs (House in Multiple Occupation).

Data I am looking for is detailed below for Great Britain:-

  • number of known HMOs
    -by month / by year
    -by region & county

  • number of purpose built HMO properties from 2014 to date
    -by quarter
    -by region or county

  • number of properties which have changed use to HMO properties from 2014 to date
    -by quarter
    -by region or county

We said

Thank you for your recent enquiry.

We do not hold the requested information. Your request may be better placed with either the Department for Communities and Local Government (dclgkia@icasework.fcos.gsi.gov.uk) or the Valuation Office Agency (foi@voa.gsi.gov.uk).

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