Breckland: confirm the live licensing position before letting
The latest official Breckland material reviewed did not confirm the council's current HMO licensing policy, fees, register or live selective or additional designations. Older council documents discuss proposed or historic schemes, but they must not be treated as current requirements. Confirm the property-specific route with the council before granting or renewing a tenancy.
Do not publish the old scheme documents as live
Older Breckland documents discuss an all-wards selective scheme and a district-wide additional HMO scheme. The latest official material reviewed did not confirm that either is an operative designation on 28 August 2026. Those documents are background only, not evidence that a property currently needs one of those licences.
Current licensing facts need the council's answer
The current mandatory threshold, fee schedule, licence term, application route, public register and property checker were UNVERIFIED - could not confirm on council website. Older policy material mentions five or more occupants and an £859 plus £67-per-bedroom fee, but those figures must not be presented as current.
Planning work is not a live direction
The Article 4 material located concerns work towards a potential non-immediate direction. It is not confirmation of a live HMO planning direction. Planning permission, building control and property licensing remain separate checks for any proposed conversion.
Keep the national file complete
Every Breckland tenancy still needs annual gas safety, a five-yearly EICR, a valid EPC, deposit protection within 30 days, Right to Rent checks, working smoke and CO alarms and the Renters' Rights Act Information Sheet. These records do not replace a local licence if the council confirms that one applies.
Enforcement and RRO details are also unverified
Older enforcement material discusses rent repayment orders where public funds have been paid to a landlord committing a qualifying offence, but the current civil-penalty maximum and current RRO policy were not confirmed. Temporary Exemption Notice arrangements and a confidential reporting route are likewise UNVERIFIED - could not confirm on council website.
Verify the live position through Breckland District Council's official private-sector housing, licensing and planning pages. Illustrative guide - older policy documents are not current confirmation; general information, not legal advice.
Renewal tracked from expiry, reminders from 60 days out, proof of service to tenants logged. Knows the 2-month early-renewal rule that keeps your date fixed.
Five years goes quicker than you think. Kept remembers so you don't have to - including the 28-day duty to give tenants a copy.
Expiry tracked from the certificate details you confirm - band E is the current minimum for most domestic private lets unless exempt, and proposed changes are flagged only when they become law.
30-day protection window tracked from the day the money lands - not the tenancy date - with prescribed information logged.
Check dates and follow-up dates for time-limited permissions, stored against each tenant.
Smoke alarms every storey, CO alarms where required, checked and dated at the start of every tenancy.
A one-off duty for tenancies that existed on 1 May 2026. Who was served, when, and how - the £7,000 question, answered with a dated record.
Preparation and export support for the future official registration process - clearly marked as planned.
Selective licensing: UNVERIFIED - historic material only. See the local picture above - every other duty applies exactly as it does nationwide.
Add a postcode and Kept resolves the council, location and local context automatically.
Planned preparation and export support for the government's regional PRS Database rollout.