Guidance in completing your HMO application

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Information required for all HMO licence applications

We need the following information for all HMO licence applications, whether new or renewal:

  • the full address of the HMO to be licensed
  • contact details (name, address, phone, email) for everyone with an interest in the HMO
  • your contact details (as the Applicant)
  • the proposed Licence Holder
  • all Owners and Co-owners
  • any Manager or Managing Agent
  • any Mortgage lenders
  • any other persons who will be bound by the licence conditions

You must inform everyone involved that you are applying for the HMO licence. We need everyone’s details so we can correctly serve copies of the licence documents.

If you are not going to be the Licence Holder, you will both need to sign a declaration.

Additional information required for new HMO licence applications

We need extra information to be provided for new applications.

If a licence is being renewed, you do not need to provide this level of detail unless something has changed.

Please provide:

  • information about the HMO’s structure and management
  • details about cooking and washing facilities
  • fire precautions and management arrangements
  • upload a floorplan

Current copies of the following certificates available to upload:

  • Gas Safety Certificate if gas is in the property, dated within 12 months
  • Electrical Installation Condition Report, dated within 5 years
  • Fire Alarm Test Certificate
  • Emergency Lighting Test Certificate
  • Portable Appliance Test (PAT) Certificate
  • Fire Risk Assessment
  • Fire Extinguisher Test Certificates
  • evidence the property has planning permission or benefits from existing planning use
  • evidence of when the property became an HMO or became a licensable HMO

You will be asked to upload certificates as you progress through the form, so please have these ready.

HMO Licence Holder's 'fit and proper' status

Landlords must be ‘fit and proper persons’ to hold licences and manage HMOs. If we discover someone has broken the law then we will review whether they are a suitable person to hold an HMO licence. If we conclude they are not, they must nominate someone independent to hold licences on their behalf, for a specified period of time. More information can be found in the Fit and Proper Persons Policy.