Petitions/Exempt properties rented by three unrelated people from HMO rules
StatusClosed
Opened6 May 2025
Closes6 Nov 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Currently, if 3 friends want to rent a home together, a dwelling needs to be an HMO. In an age where some rents have risen nearly 50% in just 4 years, this rule seems outdated and may be preventing a lot of people sharing a house to ease the cost of living.

We believe that exempting properties from HMO rules when there are three unrelated people living together would allow friends to rent together without the need for the landlord to abide by HMO rules which could increases rent prices.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Jack Abbott
1Jack Abbott MP
Ipswich
11
Adrian Ramsay
2Adrian Ramsay MP
Waveney Valley
2
Michelle Scrogham
3Michelle Scrogham MP
Barrow and Furness
1
Tahir Ali
4Tahir Ali MP
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
1
Patrick Spencer
5Patrick Spencer MP
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
1
Sarah Jones
6Sarah Jones MP
Croydon West
1
Rupert Lowe
7Rupert Lowe MP
Great Yarmouth
1
Gareth Thomas
8Gareth Thomas MP
Harrow West
1
Dame Chi Onwurah
9Dame Chi Onwurah MP
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
1
Sadik Al-Hassan
10Sadik Al-Hassan MP
North Somerset
1
Exempt properties rented by three unrelated people from HMO rules — Petitions