Landlord licensing and compliance in Eastleigh
Eastleigh Borough Council publishes an HMO licensing policy and a register dated 27 October 2025, but its current HMO and housing-fee pages returned 403 during this check. The accessible policy and register do not establish current scheme coverage, fees or licence terms. Confirm the position for the exact address with the council before letting.
The current position needs direct confirmation
Eastleigh publishes an HMO licensing and fees policy dated 2024, but the council's current HMO and housing-fee pages returned 403 during this check. The policy is useful official material, but it does not by itself confirm current scheme coverage or charges. Ask the housing team whether the property needs a mandatory or other licence and request the current fee schedule.
Treat the register as dated evidence
The council's accessible HMO register is dated 27 October 2025. It may not show later applications, renewals or changes, so confirm the address's current licence status directly with Eastleigh. Licence term, standards and enforcement details were UNVERIFIED - could not confirm on council website.
Check planning separately
No current HMO-related Article 4 direction or planning constraint was confirmed from the accessible council material. Licensing does not grant planning permission; ask the planning service about the exact property before changing its use.
Sources: Eastleigh Borough Council HMO licensing page (403), housing fees page (403), HMO licensing and fees policy (2024, 200) and HMO licence register dated 27 October 2025 (200). Confirm current scheme status, fees and property register details with the council. Illustrative guide - scheme boundaries and dates change; 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 (ordinary lets): UNVERIFIED - could not confirm on council website. 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.