Hmo

Argyll and Bute Council has published new guidance to help with assessing applications for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) across the council area. The new, non-statutory guidance approved by the council's planning, protective services and licensing committee was put together following public co

The planning moratorium on new Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) in St Andrews town centre will continue until June 2017 because Fife Council officers have still not fully assessed its impact. Student newspaper The Saint reports that the HMO ban was first introduced in 2011, with a review expected

Councillor Neil Cooney Aberdeen City Council is to hold a public consultation on an over-provision scheme to control the number of Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in the city.

Spot checks and bans on collecting rent are being deployed as part of a Glasgow City Council initiative to crack down on landlords running an HMO without a license. Scotland's largest local government body will allow licensing staff to make spot checks on licensed properties in future to ensure they