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Bit of a dodgy landlord?
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I've just checked.., a HMO for which u need a HMO licence is when a landlord is renting out accommodation to at least five persons who form more than one household who share kitchen, bathroom, toilet. The OP's situation seems to correspond to that, so therefore he should have a HMO licence. U can quite easily contact your local council's Housing/private renting department. They will send an inspector round and he will find himself with requirements to be met according to what the OP says. In our case, they did not stand for any nonsense from the landlord.0
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But this landlord doesn't have a valid licence and neither does he seem to have applied for a valid licence.
The landlord does have a valid licence for the number of people/households he initially applied for. So his licence is valid for 6 households and 7 persons. However as he has now (presumably) knowingly permitted more occupants/households to occupy the property and therefore is subject only to the fines of £20,000 and/or £5,000, unfortunately not the rent repayment order.
Page 26 & 27, paragraph 6.4 and 6.5 of the document below explains it further
http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/housing/pdf/322460.pdf0
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