The Houses in Multiple Occupation (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025

Made: 1st July 2025

Coming into force: 1st August 2025

The Department for Communities [^f00001], in exercise of the powers conferred by section 84 of the Houses in Multiple Occupation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 [^f00002], makes the following Regulations.

Citation and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Houses in Multiple Occupation (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 and come into operation on 1st August 2025.

Amendment of the Houses in Multiple Occupation (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019

2

In regulation 2 (maximum HMO licence application fee) of the Houses in Multiple Occupation (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019[^f00003] for “£45” substitute “£75”.

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 1st July 2025

David Polley — A senior officer of the Department for Communities

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the maximum fee per person per annum the council may charge for an application for an HMO licence.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: The Department for Social Development was renamed the Department for Communities by section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5 N.I.))

[^f00002]: 2016 c.22 (N.I.)

[^f00003]: S.R. 2019 No. 34

Editorial notes

[^key-da42183d9f8839b59767c1a95b8ed4ff]: Reg. 1 in operation at 1.8.2025, see reg. 1

[^key-9ff71f71c5bb9f8d3aa25b18d77c4eea]: Reg. 2 in operation at 1.8.2025, see reg. 1