HMO approval rate in Portsmouth
Portsmouth approved 85.5% of hmo applications, based on 1,003 decisions analysed.
Last updated: March 2026
85.5%
hmo approval rate
1,003
HMO decisions
858
Approved
145
Refused
88.5%
Portsmouth overall
HMO applications are refused more often than the Portsmouth average (88.5%), suggesting the council scrutinises these projects more closely.
How hmo compares in Portsmouth
HMO
85.5%
Portsmouth all applications
88.5%
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Other project types in Portsmouth
89.2%
78.7%
84.6%
87.0%
85.9%
92.2%
93.2%
75.0%
68.7%
85.3%
79.2%
87.4%
91.3%
75.0%
70.4%