Landlord licensing and compliance in Havant
Havant confirms mandatory licensing for large HMOs and publishes a five-year fee table. The current status of selective and additional schemes, the fee year and HMO planning controls could not be established from the council material reviewed, so check these points for the property address.
Mandatory HMO licensing
Havant says a licence is required for a home occupied by five or more people from two or more households who share facilities. Its fee table gives amounts from £817.09 for up to five occupants to £1,302.34 for 16 to 20 occupants, with a separate hourly rate for larger homes. The council states a five-year term, but the fee year, renewal charges and payment instalments were not confirmed. Ask for the current schedule before applying.
Check ordinary lets and planning separately
The council search results did not establish whether selective or additional licensing applies, and silence in those results is not proof that no scheme exists. Havant's Article 4 material lists several planning directions, but an HMO-specific C3-to-C4 position was not confirmed. Check the council's current designation and planning records for the exact address.
Sources: Havant Borough Council HMO guidance, Article 4 information and private-sector housing enforcement. Selective and additional scheme status, current fee year, renewal terms and HMO-specific planning controls remain UNVERIFIED - could not confirm on council website. 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.