MP planning to tackle 'brewing' HMO issues

SELLY Oak's MP Al Carns has said tackling the 'brewing problem' of HMOs and exempt accommodation is one of his key challenges in the coming years.

- ALEXANDER BROCK Local Democracy Reporter

Al Carns, who became a Labour MP at last year’s General Election, recently spoke about the issue and how to address it with University of Birmingham students, after families living in his constituency slammed the city council's “blanket acceptance of HMOs”.

During his meeting at the Guild of Students, Mr Carns acknowledged that Selly Oak has more exempt housing and HMOs than any other constituency in Birmingham. “I want to make sure HMO and exempt housing has the right legislative wrap around it to make sure it's done in the right place, at the right time, at the right speed,” he said. “I think we're just brewing a real problem there.”