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Housing in Multiple Occupation (HMO)

Licensable HMO Room Sizes

The government has introduced mandatory room sizes for HMO's:

  • Ensure that the floor area of any sleeping accommodation by one person aged over 10 years is not less than 6.51 square meters.
  • Ensure that any sleeping accommodation room which holds 2 people over 10 years of age is to not be less than 10.22 square meters. 
  • Ensure that any room used as a sleeping accommodation holding one person under the age of 10 is to be no less than 4.64 square meters. 
  • Ensure that any room with the floor area of less than 4.64 square meters will not be used as a sleeping accommodation.  

If room sizes for bedsits are 6.51 then we expect that you have a kitchen diner and/or living room area for tenants to eat and socialise instead of their own bedrooms.

Pages in "Housing in Multiple Occupation (HMO)"

  1. What is a HMO?
  2. HMO Licence fees
  3. Apply for a HMO Licence
  4. Does my HMO need a Licence?
  5. How do I get a HMO Licence?
  6. How long will it take?
  7. What happens if I am not a Fit and Proper Person?
  8. What about Non-Licensable HMOs?
  9. Temporary Exemption Notices (TEN)
  10. Can I apply to have my Licence varied?
  11. What are the Conditions attached to the Licence?
  12. What happens if I don't Licence my HMO?
  13. What Standards do I need to Maintain in a HMO?
  14. You are here Licensable HMO Room Sizes
  15. The Management Regulations
  16. What are Amenity Standards?
  17. What are the Duties of Tenants?
  18. Tenant Fees Act
  19. Fire safety in HMO’s
  20. Waste collection in HMO's