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Reform-run city launches huge crackdown on HMO sector

Summary by The Negotiator
The city of Stoke-on-Trent has revealed one of Britain’s most draconian crackdowns on HMOs as its Reform-run council reacts to voter concerns that too many properties of this kind are ‘tearing streets apart’. Its new measures include an Article 4 Direction removing automatic developments rights when family homes are converted into HMOs, which currently do not require planning permission. Also, the council is proposing to cap the total number of …
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The Negotiator broke the news on Monday, August 10, 2026.
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