HMO Licensing Register

If you rent rooms or flats within a single property to a number of tenants it may be considered a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO).

HMO Licensing Register

Under Section 232 of the Housing Act 2004, a local housing authority (LHA) has a duty to establish and maintain a register of licences granted under part two and three of the act. This register should be made available for public inspection.

Download our HMO Public Register (CSV) [285KB] (updated May 2024). The report show a number of columns of data which are explained in the table below:

Column	Field Name	Explanation
A	Address	Address of the HMO
B	Reference	Unique reference number for licence
C	Licence start	Date licence begins
D	Licence expiry	Date licence expires
E	GSC start	Date gas safety check carried out
F	GSC end	Date when next gas safety is due
G	EICR start	Date of electrical installation condition report inspection
H	EICR end	Date next electrical installation condition report is due
I	Households	Maximum number of households that licence covers
J	Permanent occupants	Maximum number of occupants that licence covers
K	Floors above ground	Number of floors on ground level and above
L	Floors below ground	Number of floors below ground level
M	Storeys	Total number of storeys
N	Shared living room	Number of living rooms to be shared between occupants
O	Shared bathroom	Number of bathroom to be shared between occupants
P	Shared bedroom	Number of shared bedrooms
Q	Shared WCs	Number of toilets with wash hand basins shared between occupants
R	Shared kitchens	Number of kitchens shared between occupants
S	Shared sinks	Number of sinks (ie. kitchen sink) shared between occupants
T	Shared WHB	Number of wash hand basins shared between occupants
U	Shared baths	Number of bathing facilities shared between occupants
V	Shared showers	Number of shower facilities to be shared between occupants
W	Total WCs	Total number of toilets in property
X	Total showers	Total number of showers in property
Y	Total baths	Total number of baths in property
Z	Total WHB	Total number of wash hand basins in property
AA	Total sinks	Total number of sinks in property
AB	Total living room	Total number of living rooms in property
AC	Total bedroom	Total number of bedrooms in property
AD	Total bathroom	Total number of bathrooms in property
AE	Total WCs	Total number of toilets with wash hand basins in property
AF	Total kitchen	Total number of kitchens in property
AG	Sinks for sole use	Number of sinks for sole use
AH	WHB for sole use	Number of wash hand basins for sole use (ie. in an en-suite)
AI	Baths for sole use	Number of baths for sole use (ie. en-suite)
AJ	Showers for sole use	Number of showers for sole use (ie. en-suite)
AK	Sole use living room	Living room allocated to an individual
AL	Sole use bedroom	Bedroom allocated to an individual
AM	Sole use bathroom	Bathroom allocated to individual (ie. en-suite)
AN	Sole use WCs	WC (toilet) allocated to individual
AO	Sole use kitchen	Kitchen allocated to individual
AP	Licence holder	Name of individual, partnership or organisation that holds licence
AQ	Licence holder organisation	Name of organisation that named licence holder works for where applicable
AR	Licence holder address	Address of licence holder
AS	Name of managing agent	Name of agent or individual managing the property
AT	Agent organisation	Name of organisation that named agent or individual works for where applicable
AU	Address of agent	Address of managing agent or organisation

If you have any queries in relation to a property which has been licensed or which you feel should be licensed, please contact us.

It is a licence condition that the licence holder displays a copy of the licence in a prominent position in the property. The register will be updated periodically.

Register of HMO Licences

We maintain a register of all the current HMO licences which have been issued. The register contains various information including:

the property address
details of the licence holder
maximum number of persons allowed to live in the property
date of issue
duration of the licence

There are general conditions which apply to all HMOs (see General licence conditions for Houses in Multiple Occupation (PDF) [36KB] ), and there are then more specific conditions which may apply to the property for example:

to provide additional bathrooms or personal washing facilities
to provide adequate kitchen facilities
to ensure that the HMO has adequate means of escape in case of fire

Tenants

If you live in a house or flat which is let to five or more separate tenants, not in the same family group, it must be licensed by the council. If you want to make sure that your home has been licensed you should ask your landlord to show you a copy of the licence.
It is important for your safety that your home is licensed. If you have any concerns about this, please contact us.

Landlords

If you own a house or flat which is let to five or more separate tenants, not in the same family group, you will be required to apply for a licence.
You should show your tenants a copy of the licence and/or display a copy in a communal area. Information on how to apply is on our Multiple occupancy homes page.

Contact Community Protection

Email ehcp@durham.gov.uk
Telephone 03000 261 016