Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
It was RESOLVED:-
1.1 That the proposed HMO Licence fee be adopted.
1.2 That the fee be reviewed in six months time.
Reason for Decision: To enable Babergh and Mid Suffolk to charge a fee to landlords to issue a HMO Licence. This fee is not for generating income but to cover the cost of the additional staff resource required for implementing the new legislation.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected: An “early bird” fee reduction was considered for landlords who applied for a licence by 1 October 2018. However, implementing this new legislation would be resource intensive and therefore it was felt that this was not appropriate.
Any Declarations of Interest declared: None
Any Dispensation Granted: None
Publication date: 10/08/2018
Date of decision: 09/08/2018
Decided at meeting: 09/08/2018 - Babergh Cabinet
Effective from: 18/08/2018
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