Bolton Council has agreed tough new rules to control HMO conversions – two years after first coming up with the idea.
The borough council’s planning committee will vote on whether to introduce an Article 4 direction next week.
Hyndburn Council wants to deter landlords from making the most of its cheap properties and ‘multiple deprivation’ by clamping down on HMO conversions.
Gloucester Council is to apply for an Article 4 Direction in a bid to curb the number of shared houses in the city.
Landlords in Rugby will need permission to convert any home into an HMO next year after the council voted to introduce an Article 4 direction.
A council in Surrey is getting reading to restrict landlords seeking to convert houses into small HMOs next year.
