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Search the Public Notice PortalOxford has the highest concentration of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) of any local authority in the UK.
The city tops the national ranking with 2, 664 small and large HMOs out of 58,980 houses, meaning 4.52 per cent of all home are HMOs
Overall, Oxford has the eighth largest total number of HMOs among the top 10 local HMO hotspots in the UK.
The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics were analysed by property experts Property Buyers Today.
In second is the London borough Wandsworth at 4.29 per cent, followed by Lambeth at 4.04 per cent in third, and Cambridge at 3.98 per cent
This comes as councils across England crack down on HMOs to combat the over-concentration of shared housing, curb anti-social behaviour, and raise minimum property safety standards.
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A spokesperson at Property Buyers Today said there has been a noticeable shift with landlords selling properties across the UK in the last year, ahead of the introduction of the Renters’ Rights Act.
It said: “The Renters’ Rights Act signals a shift towards higher industry standards rather than the end of HMO investment.
“The new rules could in part benefit non-casual landlords by eliminating sub-standard competitors, stabilising tenant demand for high-quality properties, and driving up rental yields for professional operators, due to the overall supply of compliant rooms shrinking due to the new regulation.
“The new shift is arguably a positive that protects both tenants and landlords by weeding out those there for investment purposes, rather than a service that provides fair, flexible housing.”
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