Old Victorian house converted into flats??

wakojako85

Is it legit to have one gas water and electric supply for one house but 3 flats??? Or does this not matter??

03022242

its all doom and gloom!

i come accross 3 storey HMOs regulary.. i would phone up and speak to your local private sector housing department in the council.

they may know about it, they may have already dealt with it

poppysarah

Search VOA by postcode to find if council tax know it's sep flats

tbs624

G_M wrote: »

If the flats are separate/self-contained, they are not HMOs - no problem.

It's not that straightforward. Check out s257 HA04- some may fall under "additional licensing": link

tbs624

G_M wrote: »

Hey! It's all very well warning the OP of pitfalls, and I don't deny there are soem, but the comments are all very negative......

Just thought I'd balance out the replies and play devils advocate.....

Nothing wrong with a difference of opinion

It is perhaps worth bearing in mind though that a LL who has apparently failed to seek planning perm , notify the CT folk etc is probably not going to be a LL who likes to stick to the rules on anything else either.

Tenancy deposit regs - nah, they only apply to others
Yeah, I will be letting myself into your flat when it suits me
Of course I'm using a gas safe bloke.....
The leccy bills are too high - I don't care what we agreed you're going to have to pay more.......

Ultimately, it's for the OP to decide what s/he is happy with.

gwernybwch

Sorry to bump an old thread, but am I right in thinking that there is a possibility (admittedly small in this particular example), that the LL has gained planning permission for the conversion and the work has signed off by building control, but has stopped short of having separate gas, electric and water meters installed for each flat?

I suppose what I’m asking, is it possible to get PP & BC sign-off for flat conversions without going to the cost of installing separate meters (and changing the deeds etc)?

Thanks in advance for any replies.