FOI Request - HMOs and Residential Dwelling Stock

Request 101003835873

I am requesting data regarding Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and residential dwelling stock within your council's administrative area.

Please provide the following information, correct as of the date you process this request. I would be grateful if you could state the date for which the data is provided in your response.   

1.  The total number of HMOs within the council's boundary.

2.  The total number of residential dwellings within the council's boundary.

3.  A list of all Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs) within the council's boundary, with a corresponding count of the number of HMOs located within each LSOA.

4.  A list of all LSOAs within the council's boundary, with a corresponding count of the total number of residential dwellings within each LSOA.

Response 08-09-2025

1. 25

2. Effective of 05/09/25, there are 47,807 Council Tax properties within Moray.

3. & 4. Lower Layer Output Areas are not applicable in Scotland, therefore this information is not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.