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Legislation over HMO 'is landlords worst fears come true'

Friday, 26 March 2010 4:55 PM

Landlords' "worst fears" have been realised with new legislation covering houses in multiple occupation (HMO), it has been claimed.

The laws will see landlords required to gain planning permission if they purchase a property designed to be rented to three or more unrelated people.

Alan Ward, chairman of the Residential Landlords Association, criticised the legislation on two grounds: "First of all it is totally impractical and secondly, it is social engineering because planning law has never been about who can live where - it is always about the use of the building."

Mr Ward added that landlords are unlikely to wait for any administrative delays in planning permission being granted.

His comments come after PropertyEarth.net research indicated that three-bedroom houses made up 57 per cent of all property searches by investors.

This is compared to two-bedroom properties, which accounted for 21 per cent of all searches, and four-bedroom properties which took 15 per cent.

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