Landlords of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in Telford will face paying for stricter rules under council plans to tighten planning and licensing regimes.

Telford & Wrekin Council’s ruling cabinet has decided that now is the right time to go for a range of measures because of the impact that concentrations of HMOs are having on parts of the borough.

Councillor Richard Overton (Labour, St Georges), the council’s deputy leader and cabinet member for highways, housing and enforcement, told Thursday’s meeting (December 4) that the council has “thought about this long and hard” and has the “evidence base” to support moves.

Councillor Overton added that there are “some concerns” that landlords of smaller HMOs will “pass on” the £1,522.42-per-property costs of five-year licences to ten

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