10th August 2026
Council’s complicated crackdown on HMO locations
Yet another council is proposing a major crackdown to limit the number of Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs). Stoke-on-Trent council wants a city-wide Article 4 Direction, which would remove development rights that currently allow family homes to be converted into HMOs without the need for a planning application. Any future conversion would require planning permission. It says...
