Free HMO Planning, Licensing & Compliance Checklist


If you're the owner of a HMO in Peterborough's or are in the process of becoming one, then you'll want to make sure your HMO is fully compliant for both planning and licensing purposes. Failure to comply with HMO licensing conditions can result in fines of up to £30,000 and even prison sentences in the most serious cases.

Free HMO Planning, Licensing & Compliance Checklist


If you're the owner of an HMO in Peterborough or are in the process of becoming one, then you'll want to make sure your HMO is fully compliant for both planning and licensing purposes. Failure to comply with HMO licensing conditions can result in fines of up to £30,000 and even prison sentences in the most serious cases.

Stay compliant with Peterborough's HMO specialist

With over 155 pieces of legislation impacting HMO properties, knowing exactly how to stay compliant can be confusing. That's one the reasons that, as Peterborough's HMO specialist, we're sharing the checklist used by our compliance team when assessing the suitability of a new HMO for our rental portfolio. It's not an exhaustive list and you should seek advice directly from the relevent borough council, but it does address many of the most important issues.

What's included?

  • 21 point checklist covering examples of key HMO licensing, planning & compliance checks

  • 7 most important fire safety checks from the LACORS framework.

  • Links to interactive postcode checkers for Additional & Discretionary Licensing Areas & Article 4 locations

  • Overview of space standards applying to both room sizes and communal areas with a link to

    amenity standards documents for each council

  • Explanation of the certificates you need to let an HMO and how often they need to be renewed

  • Download of the Minimum Standards and HHSRS Checklist used by each borough council to assess rental property in the city.

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