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Do you live in a House with Multiple Occupation (HMOs)?

Houses in multiple occupation definition:

Your home is a house in multiple occupation (HMO) if both of the following apply:

  • At least 3 tenants live there, forming more than 1 household
  • You share toilet, bathroom or kitchen facilities with other tenants

Your home is a large HMO if both of the following apply:

  • At least 5 tenants live there, forming more than 1 household
  • You share toilet, bathroom or kitchen facilities with other tenants

A household is either a single person or members of the same family who live together. A family includes people who are:

  • Married or living together - including people in same-sex relationships
  • Relatives or half-relatives, for example grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings
  • Step-parents and step-children