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Landlords may manage their HMO property using a single "joint & severally liable" agreement or one for each tenant.
Traditional buy to let would house a family of people or at most people who choose to live together. Disputes within the household can be resolved without needing to involve the landlord. The HMO type will typically be for students or working professionals.
HMOs are often considered more risky than standard BTLs. HMO tenants can move faster because they aren't related and have a greater chance of voids. They are less committed to the property and can take less responsibility for its maintenance and care. Tenants are also more difficult to identify if there is damage or a problem.
Landlords may manage their HMO property using a single "joint & severally liable" agreement or one for each tenant.
HMO landlords are likely to pay utility bills for their property, unless it was converted into flats or had separate title deeds through the land registry.
A House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), is a property that is let out to more then three tenants. These tenants have private bedrooms, but they share other rooms such as the kitchen, bathroom, and lounge. The lounge, kitchen, and bathroom. If people refer to a HMO by using the terms 'flat share' and 'houseshare' they mean an HMO.
Only a handful of UK specialist lenders are willing to lend large HMO properties and are familiar with the lucrative yields associated with multiple tenants. They define HMOs differently and will lend against different properties. That is why it is important to have a broker help you to create your application and match the right broker. CMB, an experienced broker, can package your request to meet the lender with the best terms. This greatly speeds up the application process.
This can give the term "unlicensed HMOS" a negative meaning, suggesting they are illegal or fleecy. Owners, local authorities and lenders call these smaller HMOs multi-lets or "HMOS Not Requiredly To Be Licensed", also known as "nonlicensable HMOs".