Telford & Wrekin Council is proposing measures to tighten up on the rules around HMOs (houses of multiple occupancy).

Plans to consult on proposals to help create and maintain safety and fair standards in HMOs will be presented at a meeting of council's cabinet next week.

The council want to stop property owners using existing development rights to create new HMOs through the back door.

A building is an HMO if it is occupied by three or more people forming two or more households and sharing facilities such as kitchens and bathrooms.

Currently across Telford and Wrekin, only HMOs that accommodate five or more people, forming two or more households, are subject to mandatory licensing.

While HMOs with more than six people are also subject to full planning permission, HMOs with six peop

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