HMO approval rate in Waltham Forest
Waltham Forest approved 23.1% of hmo applications, based on 432 decisions analysed.
Last updated: August 2026
23.1%
hmo approval rate
432
HMO decisions
100
Approved
332
Refused
76.2%
Waltham Forest overall
HMO applications are refused more often than the Waltham Forest average (76.2%), suggesting the council scrutinises these projects more closely.
How hmo compares in Waltham Forest
HMO
23.1%
Waltham Forest all applications
76.2%
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Other project types in Waltham Forest
75.2%
79.7%
78.1%
71.5%
66.0%
79.5%
81.4%
80.3%
50.9%
76.8%
60.4%
63.1%
69.0%
77.0%
34.4%