Landlord claims officer said there would be 'no problems' getting new licence, just before councillors reject his application
A landlord in the Rugby area in South Belfast says Belfast Council "misled him badly" over a HMO licence application.
Applications for new HMO licences have increased in other parts of the city in recent months, notably in North Belfast, and have been consistently rejected by councillors in this part of the city. Licences are issued for five year periods. The council Licensing Committee report on the Rugby Avenue application states: “The property had the benefit of an HMO licence issued to the previous owner by the Housing Executive on the 24 December 2017 which expired on the 24 December 2022. Reminder letters were sent to the licence holder on 25 July 2022 and 14 November 2022 informing them of the need to renew the HMO licence before the expiry of the existing licence.
Mr Stewart told the Licensing Committee a council officer had said to him there should be “no problems in getting the licence again.” Mr Stewart said: “Overall I have been misled very badly by Belfast City Council. I’ve applied twice for my licence and I spent almost two and a half thousand pounds.
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