Worcester council’s communities committee meets this week, with councillors asked to approve the change which will mean that HMO properties with fewer than five occupants will need to be licensed, as will converted buildings, in all wards of the city.
Worcester council has also been operating an additional licensing scheme in the city since September 2015. In 2020 this was amended to cover just four wards but city councillors are being asked to back a move to extend the additional licensing across the whole of the city.
The move comes after a motion was presented at council in November. Following this a consultation exercise was carried out asking local residents, landlords and agencies for their views on the idea.
Of those who responded to the consultation, 80 per cent backed the implementation of the new additional licensing.
Fees have been set at between £953 and £1,100.
Councillor Jabba Riaz, chair of the communities committee, says: "The wellbeing of our residents is of the utmost importance to us. Since the implementation of the city's existing HMO scheme we have seen an improvement in the condition of homes in multiple occupation and we believe that all wards in the city will benefit from our additional licensing scheme."
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