(1)An application to a local authority for an HMO licence may be made only by an owner of the living accommodation concerned.
(2)The local authority may determine an application for an HMO licence by—
(a)granting the HMO licence (with or without conditions), or
(b)refusing to grant the HMO licence.
(3)Schedule 4 makes provision about procedural requirements relating to an application for an HMO licence.