Flat Registration

Any person intending to use or to permit to be used any premises forming a flat must apply to the registration authority for registration of those premises.

To register a flat, located anywhere other than Onchan, the process is set out below. To register a flat located in Onchan, please contact Onchan District Commissioners on +44 1624 675564 or email admin@onchan.org.im

Registration is intended to ensure flats are not over occupied and minimum standards are maintained. Owners can be held accountable when they are not and formal action could be taken.

Legislation

• The Standards to be met with regards to flats can be found here Housing Standards Regulations 2017
   
• The Requirement to register a flat can be found here Housing (Registration) Regulations 2013
  
  
• The definition of a flat can be found here Definition of a flat or House in Multiple Occupation Order 2016

The legislation sits side by side with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Fire Precautions (Houses in Multiple Occupancy & Flats) Regulations 2016, which came into force on the 1 January 2017.

Flat registration process