This document establishes the legal framework and regulatory standards for the management of houses in multiple occupation within the United Kingdom. The text serves as a formal statutory instrument, outlining the specific obligations placed upon managers and owners to ensure safety, maintenance, and good order in shared residential properties. It functions as a primary legal reference for property compliance and local authority enforcement.

Legal professionals and housing officers utilize this text as a foundational historical reference for understanding the evolution of property management standards. Readers frequently note the technical density of the prose, which is characteristic of formal government statutory instruments.