PART 5Supplementary
HMO register
62HMO register
1
Every council must keep a register containing the information required by subsections (2) to (4).
2
The register must contain details of each application for an HMO licence made to the council, including—
a
the name of the applicant,
b
the address of the living accommodation in question,
c
the name of any managing agent specified in the application,
d
the date on which the application was made.
3
The register must contain a note of the council’s decision on each application, including in the case of decision to grant a licence—
a
the name of the licence holder;
b
the number of persons authorised to occupy the HMO (as specified in the licence under section 7(3)(c));
c
any conditions included in the licence;
d
any variation, revocation or surrender of the licence under section 22, 23 or 27.
4
The register must contain a note of—
a
any revocation order or disqualification order made in relation to the HMO, its owner or any managing agent of it;
b
any Part 4 notice issued in respect of the HMO.
5
The register may contain such other information as the council considers appropriate.
6
The council must exclude from its register any information which it would otherwise enter in the register, if the council considers that entering the information is likely to jeopardise—
a
the safety or welfare of any person, or
b
the security of any premises.
7
The council must make any entry relating to an HMO available for inspection, by any person who falls within subsection (9) in relation to that entry—
a
at its head office at all reasonable times, and
b
in such other manner as the council considers appropriate.
8
The council must supply a certified copy of an entry relating to an HMO to any person who falls within subsection (9) in relation to that entry and requests such a copy.
9
A person falls within this subsection in relation to an entry if the person appears to the council—
a
to have an interest or prospective interest in the HMO,
b
to be a resident of the HMO, or
c
to be otherwise sufficiently concerned with the information contained in the entry.
10
In subsection (9), an “interest” is—
a
a freehold or leasehold estate;
b
a mortgage, charge or lien.
11
The council must, on the request of any statutory authority—
a
make its register available for inspection by the authority;
b
supply a certified copy of its register, or of an extract from it, to the authority.
12
The council may charge a reasonable fee for supplying a copy under subsection (8) or (11) (see also section 84 in relation to such fees).
13
A copy of a register, or of an entry in or other extract from a register, which is certified by an officer of the council to be a true copy is evidence of the matters contained in it.