Houses of Multiple Occupancy
Case reference FOI2025/00502
Received 9 July 2025
Published 16 July 2025
Request
The number of applications made for HMOs for the years 2018 - 2025 and the number of HMOs registered in your local authority area for the years 2018 - 2025 (number as of 1st January of each year).
The number of sanctions issued by your local authority for the years 2018 - 2025 for unlicensed HMOs, broken down by sanction type (banning order, fine, repayment order etc)
The number of complaints made about HMOs in your area for the years 2018 - 2025 and the number of these complaints which resulted in enforcement action being taken.
The number of HMO licenses revoked for the years 2018 - 2025.
Response
1. We do not record this information. The HMO Register which is available to any member of the public is a constantly changing document. It is updated when new HMO's are licensed and when properties are no longer licensed they are removed from the register.
2. In 2020 we issued a civil penalty notice. We don't often come across unlicensed HMO's.
3.
|
Year - 1 Jan to 31 Dec |
No of complaints |
Enforcement action |
|
2018 |
4 |
0 |
|
2019 |
4 |
0 |
|
2020 |
4 |
1 |
|
2021 |
0 |
0 |
|
2022 |
4 |
1 |
|
2023 |
7 |
3 |
|
2024 |
6 |
1 |
|
2025 |
0 |
0 |
4. Licences have only been revoked where properties are no longer being used as licensable HMO's we do not record this information. If any licences had been revoked due to enforcement action we would keep records of this.
Documents
This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.