HMO property

captainzorro

Hi All
Wonder if someone can help with some advice.
I recently bought a Buy to Let property which is a HMO. 
What are my obligations as a landlord in addition to getting a gas safety certificate done for a HMO property?
Do these type of properties require an electricity safety certificate by law? Or Fire blankets?
Thanks

oldbikebloke

have you considered using google?
your respective council's website will set out exactly what you are required to do if you are unable to find the generic advice online, since we do not know if your council applies selective licensing and/or if your HMO is a compulsory one to start with. 

dimbo61

Sorry but you have just spent thousands on a new property which is a HMO ?
You need to do lots of reading and fast.
Have you got tenants in the property already ? 
Did you speak to an accountant and mortgage broker, IFA ? 
Have you got experience of being a Landlord ! 
Yes you need an EICR, PAT testing, Legionnaire checks, fire blanket, fire extinguishers, mains wired interlinked smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, 
You need to read GM guide to being a Landlord

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captainzorro said:

Hi All
Wonder if someone can help with some advice.
I recently bought a Buy to Let property which is a HMO. 
What are my obligations as a landlord in addition to getting a gas safety certificate done for a HMO property?
Do these type of properties require an electricity safety certificate by law? Or Fire blankets?
Thanks

Is it a HMO that requires a licence?

MovingForwards

@Lover_of_Lycra yes it does require a licence.

tom9980

I sometimes wonder if the forum is being trolled, or are people really this stupid. Yet another amatuer starting a business with no clue, you really need to spend a good year researching before buying a property like this 

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MovingForwards said:

@Lover_of_Lycra yes it does require a licence.

Do we know this from another thread as not every HMO in England requires a licence or is this property not in England?

oldbikebloke

MovingForwards said:

@Lover_of_Lycra yes it does require a licence.

so all you have to do is read your own council's website as it will set out what YOUR COUNCIL requires. Yes there are national standards, but enforcement is a matter for local policy 

here is a random example of one such website
 https://www.gosport.gov.uk/article/1085/Houses-in-multiple-occupation

MovingForwards

oldbikebloke said:

MovingForwards said:

@Lover_of_Lycra yes it does require a licence.

so all you have to do is read your own council's website as it will set out what YOUR COUNCIL requires. Yes there are national standards, but enforcement is a matter for local policy 

here is a random example of one such website
 https://www.gosport.gov.uk/article/1085/Houses-in-multiple-occupation

Maybe OP would like to read his / her council details, I'm not OP, I was the poor sod to actually answer a question asked within the thread.

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To find out what is required the OP needs to know if (s)he requires a licence.

oldbikebloke

MovingForwards said:

Maybe OP would like to read his / her council details, I'm not OP, I was the poor sod to actually answer a question asked within the thread.

OK then your answer is misleading since you cannot possibly state "it requires a licence" on the info provided so far

You do not know the size of the property and therefore if it needs a mandatory HMO licence, or if the relevant council has selective licensing in place and on what properties/locations that applies