Holiday Accommodation: Multiple Occupation

(asked on 7th December 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of whether landlords are using online platforms such as Airbnb to bypass Homes of Multiple Occupancy regulated standards.


Answered by
Felicity Buchan Portrait
Felicity Buchan
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
This question was answered on 13th December 2022

A property is a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) if it meets the definitions set out in the Housing Act 2004. Landlords of these properties cannot bypass HMO management regulations and, if applicable HMO licensing, by letting them through short term lettings platforms.

We are aware, however, that the proliferation of short-term lets has prompted concerns. The government's Call for Evidence to gather more information on the sector to inform the development of policy options was held between June and September of this year, and received almost 4,000 responses. We are therefore introducing a registration scheme for short-term lets through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill.

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