Additional HMO Licensing Landlords' Briefing

Payment of fees

Fees are payable for a licence, with fees covering the costs of the running and administering the scheme, such as:

administration
property visits or inspections
advice and guidance
other third party costs
liaison with interested parties - for example, mortgage companies
local democracy costs

Fees also cover costs of:

development and production of licensing policies
provision of website and web material
the costs involved in setting and reviewing the fee itself

Licence fees are payable in 2 instalments. Instalment 1 is payable when making the initial application, providing that the application is complete. Instalment 2 is payable once a decision has been made by the local authority to grant the HMO licence.