East Lindsey: mandatory HMO licensing and two-part applications
East Lindsey requires a licence for an HMO occupied by five or more people forming two or more households. The current application route uses Part A and Part B charges and licences can run for up to five years, but the fee figures and detailed standards in linked PDFs could not be read reliably.
The mandatory HMO threshold
A licence is required where five or more occupants form two or more households and share facilities. East Lindsey's guidance also discusses standard HMOs, non-self-contained converted flats and converted buildings that fail the 1991 Building Regulations test. The accessible page says licences can be issued for a maximum of five years.
A two-part application route
The South and East Lincolnshire Council Partnership application form splits the charge into Part A for administration, initial processing and inspection, and Part B for ongoing administration and enforcement after a successful inspection. The current fee amounts and fee year are UNVERIFIED - could not confirm on council website because the linked fee PDF could not be read reliably. Ask the Housing Standards team for the current schedule before paying.
Standards and planning are separate questions
The council links current amenity, space, licence-condition, fit-and-proper-person and enforcement documents, but the relevant PDFs were inaccessible during this check. The current selective and additional HMO licensing position is UNVERIFIED - could not confirm on council website. East Lindsey's accessible Article 4 material concerns conservation-area external alterations and does not establish an HMO-specific C3 to C4 direction.
A public HMO register is published, but the current PDF could not be extracted reliably. Do not treat a missing entry as proof that a property is unlicensed. Local penalty figures and enforcement calculations are UNVERIFIED - could not confirm on council website.
Verify current details via East Lindsey District Council's Houses in Multiple Occupation and Licensing page, Housing Standards page, HMO Public Register, SELCP HMO Licence Application Form and Article 4 Directions page. Illustrative guide - scheme boundaries and dates change; general information, not legal advice.
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Selective licensing (ordinary lets): UNVERIFIED - could not confirm on council website. See the local picture above - every other duty applies exactly as it does nationwide.
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