Broadland: mandatory HMO licensing through a shared service
Broadland's current HMO guidance is delivered through the shared South Norfolk and Broadland service. Mandatory licensing applies to five or more occupants from more than one household sharing facilities. The displayed five-year fee is £835.88 for up to five lettings, with an additional charge for each extra letting; the page labels the period 206/27, so confirm the live amount before paying.
The shared-facilities threshold
Broadland requires a mandatory HMO licence where five or more occupants from more than one household share facilities such as a kitchen, toilet or bathroom. The council's current route is delivered through the South Norfolk and Broadland service, so use that service's forms and guidance rather than relying on an old standalone Broadland page.
The displayed fee has a date typo
The shared-service page displays £835.88 for a five-year licence with up to five lettings, £38.91 for each additional letting, £835.88 for renewal and £38.91 for licence changes. The period is labelled "206/27", apparently a typo for 2026/27. Confirm the current schedule and any instalment arrangement before paying.
Prepare notifications and certificates
Owners, managers, long-term tenants or leaseholders, mortgage providers and other relevant parties must be notified before applying. The application asks for gas, electrical, fire-safety, EPC and notification documents. An inspection precedes a draft licence, after which the council gives fourteen days to make requested adaptations.
Do not confuse the registers
The council says Broadland and South Norfolk HMO registers can be checked, but the reviewed pages did not expose a direct current HMO-register file or portal. The separate general register covers Licensing Act matters, including Temporary Event Notices, and is not an HMO register. Use the shared service's HMO contact route for the property record.
Local scheme and enforcement details need checking
The current selective and additional licensing position, local civil-penalty amount, rent repayment order policy, transfer rules and HMO-specific Article 4 position were UNVERIFIED - could not confirm on council website. The council states that unlicensed operation may lead to prosecution, a civil penalty of up to £30,000 and a tenant request for a rent repayment order.
Verify current HMO fees, notifications, applications, registers and planning position via South Norfolk and Broadland Councils' official service pages. Illustrative guide - the displayed fee period needs 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 - confirm by address. 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.