From 1 April 2023, an additional licence is required for any HMO occupied by three or four people who form more than one household and where householders share facilities such as the kitchen, bathroom, or toilet
From 1 April 2023, an additional licence is required for any HMO occupied by three or four people who form more than one household and where householders share facilities such as the kitchen, bathroom, or toilet.
Additional licensing affects these properties in eight wards: Clifton, Fishergate, Fulford and Heslington, Guildhall, Heworth, Hull Road, Micklegate and Osbaldwick and Derwent, all of which have the highest densities of HMOs in the city.
The licences can be applied for online, with City of York Council HMO licensing experts offering application support until the end of March. Please email housing.standards@york.gov.uk if you would like assistance.
Cllr Denise Craghill, Executive Member for Housing and Safer Communities, said:
"The vast majority of private landlords in the city run well-maintained and well-managed HMOs. This additional licensing scheme gives them all a level playing field, clear standards to meet and management training."
“It will also help ensure tenants of HMOs, especially those in wards where HMOs are most numerous, are protected by ensuring those high standards are met.”
Find out more and apply for your licence online.
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