Guidance

Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)

Guidance on the recent change to how Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) are valued for Council Tax in England.

Applies to England

From 1 December 2023 all HMOs in England are to be valued as a single property (aggregated) for Council Tax purposes.

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýappse amendments to legislation apply to all HMOs (including both licensed and unlicensed HMOs).

If you own or live in a licensed or unlicensed HMO which is not currently aggregated and you are liable to pay Council Tax, you must submit a proposal for us to bring your Council Tax banding in line with new legislation.

We have a statutory four-month deadline to respond to such proposals.

Updates to this page

Published 1 December 2023
Last updated 24 October 2024 show all updates
  1. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp content has been revised per new guidelines.

  2. Changes to wording under Licensed HMOs

  3. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp content has been updated.

  4. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp content has been revised slightly.

  5. First published.

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