Shared house vs HMO

[Guest Hyperion]

When does a shared house become a HMO? 

[green-foam]

That is a legal question, this is a fire safety forum. Click Here

[Mike North]

Basically, if the landlord lets the tenancy out to a group of individuals as a single entity then it is shared accommodation, if the landlord lets individual rooms out then it’s an HMO. 

But you need legal advice

[Guest Hyperion]

Thanks. And if defined as shared accommodation, there is more relaxations in LACoRS compared to a standard HMO?