Nottingham City Council Launches Consultation on Additional Licensing

Nottingham City Council is making a proposal to Government with regards to further Licensing provisions of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), under the Housing Act 2004, parts 2 and 3. Before the proposal is submitted, Nottingham City Council is carrying out a public consultation.

The Housing Act allows for licensing powers to be extended to HMOs, which are currently excluded from the mandatory licensing scheme. As there are still identified problems with HMOs in Nottingham, it is proposed that an application is made to the Government (Communities and Local Government (CLG)) for additional licensing powers.

Nottingham City Council Environmental Health invites all stakeholders and members of the public to take part in the consultation process to let us know your views.

Should the Government grant the power of Additional Licensing to Nottingham City Council in order to extend the Licensing Scheme to include other HMOs, which are currently not licensable under the Mandatory Scheme?

Unipol's response can be viewed here