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Guidance: Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)

Valuation Office Agency

June 28
13:09 2024

From 1 December 2023 all HMOs in England are to be valued as a single property (aggregated) for Council Tax purposes.

These amendments to legislation apply to all HMOs (including both licensed and unlicensed HMOs).

Licensed HMOs

We are working with local councils to identify licensed HMOs that are not currently aggregated. If you own or live in a licensed HMO that is currently not aggregated and we have not contacted you, please send us a proposal to re-band your property.

If we have not sent you a notice of alteration by the end of April, you should submit a proposal to bring your Council Tax banding in line with new legislation.

Unlicensed HMOs

It is not possible for us to identify unlicensed HMOs in the same way as licensed HMOs.

If you own or live in an unlicensed HMO which is not currently aggregated and you are liable to pay Council Tax, you must submit a proposal for us to bring your Council Tax banding in line with new legislation. We have a statutory four-month deadline to respond to such proposals.

Published 1 December 2023
Last updated 28 June 2024 +show all updates
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