Houses in multiple occupation (HMO) Licensing fees and charges
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HMO licence fees
HMO licence fees must now be paid in two stages:
Stage 1 fee
This fee accompanies the application form and covers the administrative costs of processing the application and determining whether to grant a licence.
Stage 2 fee
This fee must be paid immediately after completion of the initial inspection.
This part of the licence fee covers the costs of re-inspections over the lifetime of the licence, plus a contribution towards the costs of identifying and enforcing HMOs.
Your licence application is not complete without full payment and we will not issue the final licence until both fees have been paid in full.
Accredited landlord discount
You can receive a 10% discount on your application first fee (fee 1) if you're a member of any of the following schemes:
- London Landlord Accreditation Scheme (LLAS)
- National Landlords Association (NLA)
- Residential Landlords Association (RLA)
- Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA)
- National Approved Lettings Scheme (NALS)
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
- UK Association of Letting Agents (UKALA)
Either the licence holder or property manager must provide evidence of accreditation at the time of submitting their application to receive the discount. If a landlord is not accredited at the time of application, they won’t receive a discount. Discounts cannot be applied retrospectively.
HMO licensing fees and charges
The following fees and charges apply from 1 January 2025.
| Licence type | Fee | |
|---|---|---|
| HMO Licence fee (mandatory and additional) up to 5 units of accommodation for 5 years | Total | £1,560.38 |
| Fee 1 | £884.42 | |
| Fee 2 | £675.96 | |
| HMO Licence fee (mandatory and additional) up to 5 units of accommodation for 1 year | Total | £1,019.62 |
| Fee 1 | £884.42 | |
| Fee 2 | £135.19 | |
| Discount for accredited landlords | 10% off fee 1 | |
| Discount for charities | 10% off fee 1 | |
| Renewal fee (mandatory and additional) up to 5 units of accommodation for 5 years | Total | £1,397.33 |
| Fee 1 | £721.37 | |
| Fee 2 | £675.96 | |
| Renewal fee (mandatory and additional) up to 5 units of accommodation for 1 year | Total | £856.56 |
| Fee 1 | £721.37 | |
| Fee 2 | £135.19 | |
| Each extra unit of accommodation over 5 units (assuming a standard fee is for up to a 5 room HMO) | £31 | |
| Selective Licensing (following designation - Burnt Oak, Colindale North and Colindale South) | Total | £774.00 |
| Fee 1 | £388.03 | |
| Fee 2 | £385.97 | |
| Licence holder changing nominated manager | £0 | |
| Change in licence holder | Standard new application fee | |
| HMO Licensing pre inspection refund (to cover upfront admin costs) | Fee 2 will not be charged and a refund will be considered if a property has not been inspected. If the property is not licensable and application made in error a full refund will be given. £304 will be retained of Fee 1 to cover the Council’s administrative costs where the property was licensable on application and processing work completed by the Council. | |
| HMO Licensing post inspection, where no paperwork is drafted refund (to cover preliminary administration costs and inspecting officer costs) | If the property is not licensable and application made in error a full refund will be given. £517 will be retained of Fee 1 to cover the Council’s administrative costs where the property was licensable on application and processing work and inspection completed by the Council. | |
| HMO Licensing post inspection refund when the property is found not to be licensable (to cover preliminary administration costs, inspection and drafting) | If the property is not licensable and application made in error a full refund will be given. Fee 1 maintained to cover the Council’s administrative costs where the property was licensable on application, processing work, inspection and document drafting completed by the Council. Fee 2 not charged | |
| Refund clarification for revocations | Where an HMO licence is revoked there is no refund | |