Issue - decisions

HMO Additional Licensing Designation for Shirley, Freemantle, Bassett and Millbrook wards

14/07/2015 - HMO Additional Licensing Designation for Shirley, Freemantle, Bassett and Millbrook wards

(i)  To note the outcome of a full consultation, which has taken place in accordance with the Housing Act 2004; and

(ii)  To approve the designation of the area of Southampton known as Freemantle, Shirley, Bassett and Millbrook electoral wards as being subject to additional licensing, requiring all houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) to be licensed, apart from section 257 HMOs and buildings exempted by Schedule 14 of the Housing Act 2004, the designation to take effect on 20 October 2015 for a period of five years.