Issue - meetings
Introduction of Article 4 Direction for Houses of Multiple Occupation
Meeting: 17/09/2025 - Council (Item 14)
14 Introduction of Article 4 Direction for Houses of Multiple Occupation 
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Additional documents:
- Appendix 4 Article 4 Direction_Evidence Base Document, item 14
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- Corrections to Article 4 report, item 14
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- LD Amendment to Item 14, item 14
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Minutes:
Councillor Taylor MOVED and Councillor Shah SECONDED a report of the Executive Director of Place/Deputy Chief Executive, which was a response to the motion that was submitted for Council consideration on 16th July 2025, regarding the introduction of an Article 4 Direction on Houses of Multiple Occupation.
AMENDMENT
Councillor Al-Hamdani MOVED and Councillor Taylor SECONDED the following AMENDMENT
(Paragraph 5.1 of the submitted report, currently reads)
“A period of consultation commencing 29 September to 9 November 2025 for 6 weeks is proposed. Following this the Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods will then consider whether to confirm the Direction and bring it into effect on 1 January 2026, having considered all consultation comments received”
The amended paragraph 5.1 to read:
On being put to the Vote, the AMENDMENT was CARRIED
On being put to the Vote the MOTION as AMENDED was CARRIED.
RESOLVED
1. Council notes that a report was presented to Cabinet on 22nd September 2025, outlining recommendations for the introduction of an Article 4 Direction on Houses of Multiple Occupation.
2. Council agrees that a “period of consultation commencing 29th September to 9th November 2025 for 6 weeks, following which, after consideration of the consultation responses, request that Cabinet do confirm the Direction and bring it into effect on 1st January 2026, having considered all consultation comments received” It would be correct this matter be considered as a matter of special urgency and that the Chair of the Place, Economic Growth and Environment Scrutiny Board, be requested to agree that this Cabinet decision be exempt from the call in process, so that the 1st January 2026 timeline remains.