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Councils to call for tighter HMO controls

Councils are expected to call for tighter controls over houses in multiple occupation (HMO) after a ‘rush’ of applications for HMO licences in parts of England.

An HMO © Paul Maguire/shutterstock

Councils are expected to call for tighter controls over houses in multiple occupation (HMO) after a ‘rush' of applications for HMO licences in parts of England.

District leaders said some applications have been made by Home Office contractors in advance of asylum seekers being moved out of hotels.

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