Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) include shared flats and houses, bed-sits, lodgings, communal accommodation such as student residences and hostels where 3 or more unrelated people live (who are not all members of one family or of one or other of two families). The owner of the house is responsible for obtaining an HMO licence from the local authority. Surveying Solutions can help both letting agents and private landlords by dealing with the licence application process including plan preparation, arranging the necessary upgrading work to the property, representing the client at site inspections with the statutory authorities and attending committee meetings if necessary.