Bromsgrove: mandatory HMO licensing charged per person
Bromsgrove's mandatory HMO guidance applies to properties with five or more people from two or more households sharing basic amenities such as a bathroom or kitchen. The council displays a fee of £156.80 per person and a usual licence term of up to five years. Current selective and additional schemes were not confirmed.
The mandatory HMO threshold
Bromsgrove describes an HMO as accommodation for at least three people from different households. Mandatory licensing applies at five or more people from two or more households who share one or more basic amenities, such as a bathroom or kitchen. The actual occupants and facility layout should be checked before letting.
The displayed fee is per person
The current HMO page displays a fee of £156.80 per person. A licence is usually issued for up to five years. The reviewed guidance did not safely confirm payment stages, transferability or renewal mechanics, so check the current application route before submitting or changing the management of a property.
Keep the register date in view
Bromsgrove describes its HMO list as current, but the linked register file is explicitly labelled October 2025. Use it as a reference and ask the council to confirm a property's live status where the register date or licence expiry matters.
Rent repayment orders
The council states that where a landlord has been convicted of failing to license, tenants may apply to the Residential Property Tribunal for repayment of rent for up to twelve months. Current civil-penalty information is not settled: older official material conflicts between £20,000 and £30,000, so neither should be published as Bromsgrove's uncontested current maximum.
Local schemes and planning need separate checks
Current selective and additional licensing status was UNVERIFIED - could not confirm on council website. The reviewed planning material did not confirm a current HMO-specific Article 4 direction. Planning permission and licensing remain separate questions, particularly for a C3-to-C4 conversion.
The national compliance file still applies
Every Bromsgrove 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.
Verify current thresholds, fees, application guidance, register and enforcement position via Bromsgrove District Council's official landlord pages. Illustrative guide - fee and penalty material changes; 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 - current status. 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.