# The Houses in Multiple Occupation (Fees for Registration Schemes) Order 1997, Article 2: Maximum Fee


The maximum fee that may be charged by a local housing authority for first registration of a house in multiple occupation under a scheme is—
(1) in the case of a registration scheme without control provisions, £80; and
(2) in the case of a registration scheme with control provisions, £60 multiplied by the number of habitable rooms;
and, for the purposes of paragraph (2) above, a room is habitable if it is of a type normally used in the locality either as a living room or a bedroom.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/229/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/houses-in-multiple-occupation-fees-for-registration-schemes-order-1997/article-2
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