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Title: BMO's right definition?
Post by: Benzerari on November 14, 2008, 08:17:27 PM
What is the right definition, of buildings of multiple occupancies guys, I couldn't get my head round in here?
Title: BMO's right definition?
Post by: Benzerari on November 14, 2008, 10:12:44 PM
Quote from: Benzerari
What is the right definition, of buildings of multiple occupancies guys, I couldn't get my head round in here?
That’s where some of the ambiguities lies guys!
Title: BMO's right definition?
Post by: kurnal on November 14, 2008, 10:24:20 PM
You interested in housing or commercial premises Benz?
Title: BMO's right definition?
Post by: Benzerari on November 14, 2008, 10:54:20 PM
Quote from: kurnal
You interested in housing or commercial premises Benz?
Indeed, they are actually mixed up, but it is not so easy to know what is what?
Title: BMO's right definition?
Post by: johno67 on November 14, 2008, 10:55:07 PM
Commercial - Multi-Occupied or Multiple Occupancy Building/Premises commonly known as Multi-Occ?

Residential - House in Multiple Occupation HiMO or HMO?
Title: BMO's right definition?
Post by: Benzerari on November 14, 2008, 11:16:45 PM
Quote from: johno67
Commercial - Multi-Occupied or Multiple Occupancy Building/Premises commonly known as Multi-Occ?

Residential - House in Multiple Occupation HiMO or HMO?
Indeed, it still all mixed up mate! I don't know what is what mate?
Title: BMO's right definition?
Post by: Galeon on November 15, 2008, 10:57:16 AM
Benz ,
Commercial ie office building occupied by numerous different companies

Residential , say where an old Victorian house has been converted to bedsits , occupied by different persons.
Title: BMO's right definition?
Post by: Benzerari on November 15, 2008, 06:45:20 PM
Quote from: Galeon
Benz ,
Commercial ie office building occupied by numerous different companies

Residential , say where an old Victorian house has been converted to bedsits , occupied by different persons.
So do you mean there are two separate definitions for BMOs then..., residential and commercial, and each has its own standards?

And on what basis they aren't considered as one sort of BMO, so long as people are in and out either living or working?
Title: BMO's right definition?
Post by: jokar on November 16, 2008, 02:14:03 PM
Most commercial multi occs are not sleeping risks and therefore the guidance deals with those scenarios  HMO's are sleeping risks and are dealt with by definition in the Housing Act.  Some are licensed and some can be but may not but still have to meet the standard definitions.  You can get a commercial/residential multi occ but normally the compartmentation is stricter in thes scenarios.