Landlord licensing and compliance in Hart
Hart District Council says a licence may be required for HMOs rented to five or more people and publishes an HMO register. Its fee schedule lists amounts by occupant capacity but does not state a fee year. Register examples mostly show five-year licences, with an unusual longer record, so confirm the term on the licence issued for your property.
Check licensing with Hart District Council
Hart says a licence may be required for HMOs rented to five or more people and provides a public register. Confirm whether the property meets the licensing definition and check its current register entry with Hart District Council. Do not rely on a postal county to identify the authority; use the property's district location.
Fees and licence term
Hart's fee page lists licence charges by occupancy, from £893 for five people to £1,786 for 21 or more, with renewal fees from £686 to £1,372 and a listed 10% association discount. The fee year and any instalment arrangement were UNVERIFIED - could not confirm on council website. Register entries mostly show five-year terms, but one displayed record has a longer period; check the actual licence rather than assuming a standard term.
Planning and other schemes
Additional and selective licensing status, an HMO-specific Article 4 Direction, and local enforcement figures were UNVERIFIED - could not confirm on council website. Licensing does not grant planning permission. Ask Hart's planning service about the exact address before converting or extending a property for HMO use.
Sources: Hart District Council HMO guidance, licensed-HMO register, private-sector housing and planning pages. Verify current fee year, property status and any local licensing designation 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.