Landlady says licences will prove too expensive (From Bicester Advertiser)

Landlady says licences will prove too expensive (From Bicester Advertiser)

An Oxford landlady who has rented out a three-bedroom house for the past five years says she may have to sell it when new city council rules come into force on January 31.

The new rules covering houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) mean anyone letting a property to three or more sharers, who are not members of the same family, must obtain a licence from the council – a process that involves having the property inspected, at a cost to the owner of £362.