Two Buildings on my property how do HMO Rules apply.

[seduraed]

I've already raised this in the housing part of the forum but not had any response which is unusual.
As my regular readers Know I have a house in multiple occupation. However there are two buildings on the property. Between the two buildings there are more than 5 people but niether building has more than 4 people.

[seduraed]

BUMP

[Amethyst]

Presumably the 4 people living in each building are not a family unit etc but individuals ?

Are the two buildings actually separate properties ? Council tax for each for example ? Or is it like a house and an annex building ?

Have you checked with your local council whether you require a HMO licence ?

[seduraed]

It's myself my wife and two lodgers in the main house and two people in the annexe. The problem is that they won't answer questions without getting a name and address. I've had a lot of problems with the council.