Landlord licensing and compliance in High Peak
High Peak confirms mandatory HMO licensing and five-year licences. Its published enforcement page gives a £30,000 civil-penalty ceiling, while legislation in force from 1 May 2026 allows up to £40,000 for relevant offences. The local page's penalty figure should therefore be checked against current law.
Mandatory HMO licences
High Peak's guidance covers homes with five or more unrelated occupants from two or more households sharing facilities. The council states a five-year licence, with a £450 first application and £350 subsequent application or renewal. Its page is current to 1 April 2025 and does not identify a financial fee year or instalment plan. Confirm the current fee and whether a public register is available before applying.
Other schemes and planning
The material reviewed did not establish whether additional HMO or selective licensing designations are in force; do not read that as confirmation that none exist. An HMO-specific Article 4 Direction was also not confirmed. Planning may involve the Peak District National Park Authority for properties within the National Park, so check the address with the correct planning authority.
Sources: High Peak Borough Council HMO, private-landlord, planning-policy and enforcement pages, and legislation.gov.uk section 249A. Selective/additional designations, current fee year, HMO register access and local rent repayment outcomes remain UNVERIFIED - could not confirm on council website. The guessed /hmo route returned 404; the canonical HMO page is available at /article/234/Multiple-occupancy-homes-HMO. 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.