10 October 2018
A council acted lawfully when it stipulated in a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) licence that tenants must be students, the Supreme Court has held. However, the court ordered the council to delete a condition that the tenants must vacate the rooms for two months each year, in Nottingham City Council v Parr [2018] UKSC 51. The requirement arose because the attic rooms were smaller than the required 8m sq for an HMO property.
