HMO approval rate in Southwark
Southwark approved 85.1% of hmo applications, based on 168 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
85.1%
hmo approval rate
168
HMO decisions
143
Approved
25
Refused
93.0%
Southwark overall
HMO applications are refused more often than the Southwark average (93.0%), suggesting the council scrutinises these projects more closely.
How hmo compares in Southwark
HMO
85.1%
Southwark all applications
93.0%
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Other project types in Southwark
96.1%
92.3%
94.4%
94.1%
93.2%
88.8%
94.4%
95.4%
92.6%
91.0%
94.3%
92.7%
94.0%
95.1%
93.2%