Property licence household

Are you a property owner or manager confused about the wording with regards to the new landlords property licence legislation?

What is considered a household?

Following the guidelines set out by the 2004 housing act, the following would be considered a household:

• Family members or relatives living together such as parents, children, brothers, sisters, uncles, step-children and such like.


• Couples living together as husband and wife or the equivalent relationship for same sex partners.


• Any half relatives will be considered as full relatives and would come under point one made above.


• Any domestic staff which are living in their employers property and is not paying rent will be included as part of the one household.