FOI request (FOIR-758708674)

HMO Licences and Data

Requested Tue 21 October 2025
Responded Wed 05 November 2025

Please provide the information in a spreadsheet or table format where possible.

1. Please provide the total number of licensed HMOs in the local authority as of 31st October 2025. If available, please include a breakdown by postcode area or ward.

2. Please provide the total number of planning applications submitted between 1st January 2020 to present for change of use to C4 (small HMO) and Sui Generis (large HMO).

3. If possible, please include application reference number and applicant type (for example, individual, company). Names are not required).

4. Of the licensed HMOs identified in question 1:

a. How many are currently used to house asylum seekers or refugees?

b. How many are managed directly by the council or by a third party (for example, Home Office contractors such as Serco or Mears)?

No personal data on individuals is requested, in line with data protection regulations. This information is sought for public interest research on housing provision.

5. For the next 24 months, how many additional HMOs/properties for asylum/refugee dispersal, are planned or expected? Include any contract summaries or forecasts shared with Home Office providers? Aggregate numbers are acceptable for data protection reasons.

6. Please provide risk assessments, equality impact assessments, or public consultation records (last 2 years) on HMO asylum use, including how objections are addressed. Aggregate numbers acceptable for data protection reasons.

If costs exceed limits, please prioritize Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 and advise on refinements. I would appreciate a response within 20 working days.

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Response

1. Please see attached.

2. This information can be viewed by using the public access system and associated search tool:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/planning/searching/

3. Information not held.

4. Information not held. No Licensed HMOs are managed by the Council.

All other queries related to the provision of accommodation for asylum seekers should be addressed to the Home Office:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office

5. Information not held. We would advise you to contact the Home Office:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office

6. Information not held. We would advise to contact the Home Office:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office

Attachments

• FOIR-758708674_FOIR-758708674_1-HMO_BY_Ward_and_Postcode.xlsx