FOI release

Freedom of Information request - HMO

Case reference FOI2025/01258

Received 27 November 2025

Published 1 December 2025

Request

I would like to request your HMO register in csv or an Excel readable format, including the following fields if they are held: Type of licence HMO address Name of licence holder Address of licence holder Name of person managing Address of manager Licence commencement date Maximum number of persons in the HMO Number of rooms (total) Number of rooms (various - e.g. living room, bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms etc.) In addition, I would like to request the total number of new HMO applications approved by year. And the total number of actively licensed properties on the register, by year.

Response

I would like to request your HMO register in csv or an Excel readable format, including the following fields if they are held:

Type of licence
HMO address
Name of licence holder
Address of licence holder
Name of person managing
Address of manager
Licence commencement date
Maximum number of persons in the HMO
Number of rooms (total)
Number of rooms (various - e.g. living room, bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms etc.)

Please see attached

In addition, I would like to request the total number of new HMO applications approved by year.

2018 – 25

2019 – 15

2020 – 16

2021 – 12

2022 – 16

2023- 17

2024 – 15

And the total number of actively licensed properties on the register, by year.

This information is not held. The HMO register is a live document with properties being added and coming off all the time.  We do not keep copies of previous registers because of the frequency with which changes are made to it.  Currently we have 54 licensed properties. 

Documents

• Copy of Register of Licensed HMOs licensee and inspection details updated.xls (41.0 KB)
• Copy of Register of Licensed HMOs property details.xls (44.5 KB)

This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.