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Supreme Court rules HMO licence conditions can refer to class of occupant (Nottingham City Council v Parr and another)

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Published on: 16 October 2018

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Table of contents

What are the practical implications of the judgment?
Practical impact in light of the coming into force of HMO reform
What was the background?
What did the Supreme Court decide?

Article summary

Local Government analysis: The Supreme Court has held that the power to attach conditions to a licence for a house in multiple occupation (HMO) under the Housing Act 2004 (HA 2004), in order to make the house suitable for the number of persons or households specified in the licence, can be used so as to limit its suitability to a class of occupant. Annette Cafferkey, barrister, of 4–5 Gray’s Inn Square, examines the court’s decision.

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