Landlord licensing and compliance in Hammersmith and Fulham
Hammersmith and Fulham operates borough-wide additional HMO licensing, mandatory HMO licensing and selective licensing on 24 specified streets. Its 2026/27 fee schedule gives distinct charges and staged payment arrangements by licence type. Check the street list and planning requirements for the exact address before letting or changing use.
Three licensing routes
Additional licensing applies borough-wide to qualifying HMOs occupied by three or four people from two or more households. Mandatory licensing applies to qualifying five-or-more-person HMOs, with a stated exception for some purpose-built blocks of three or more flats. Selective licensing applies on 24 named streets, including Askew Road, Fulham Road, King Street, North End Road, Uxbridge Road and Wood Lane. Check the council's current street list and register for the exact property.
2026/27 fees and payment
For 2026/27, the council lists £1,656 for a five-bedroom mandatory HMO licence plus £183 per additional bedroom, and £755 for an additional HMO or selective licence. Mandatory fees are split 25% processing and 75% management and enforcement; additional and selective fees are split equally. Part 2 may be refunded if a licence is not granted. Renewal fees were UNVERIFIED - could not confirm on council website.
Planning permission is a separate check
The council says properties occupied by seven or more people need separate planning permission. Its borough-wide basement Article 4 direction took effect on 26 April 2018, excluding the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation area; this is not an HMO C3-to-C4 direction. The outcome of a separate commercial-to-residential consultation ending in January 2025 was not confirmed.
Sources: London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham property-licensing and Article 4 guidance, 2026/27 fee information, and the council's linked HMO and selective registers dated 9 September 2026. Verify exact street coverage and any property-specific planning direction 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): YES - 24 specified streets. 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.