NOTE TO APPLICANTS

Please note that it is a criminal offence to knowingly supply information which is false or misleading for the purposes of obtaining a licence.  Evidence of any statements made in this application with regard to the property concerned may be required at a later date.  If we subsequently discover something which is relevant and which you should have disclosed, or which has been incorrectly stated or described, your licence may be cancelled or other action taken.

Please also note in undertaking checks to establish that you are a fit and proper person we will be contacting other departments within the council - e.g. Council Tax and Benefits and we may also approach other authorities such as the Police, Fire and Rescue Service, Office of Fair Trading etc, for information and confirmation.

The local authority must have regard (amongst other things) to evidence which shows that a person or any person associated or formerly associated whether personally or on a work basis with the property provided it is relevant to whether the person is fit and proper, has
 
Been convicted of an offence involving:
 
Fraud
 
Dishonesty
 
Violence
 
Drugs
 
Sexual Offences Act Schedule 3
 
 
 
Practised unlawful discrimination on grounds of sex, colour, race, ethnic or national origins or disability in connection with a business.
 
  
Contravened any provision of housing or landlord and tenant law.  In particular, within the last five years been in control of any property:
 
subject to a control order
 
subject to proceedings by a local authority
 
where the local authority has had to carry out works in default
 
subject to a management order under the Housing Act 2004
 
Or been refused a licence or breached conditions of a licence

Acted in contravention of any Approved Code of Practice (ACoP). 

Please note we may require your co-operation in obtaining Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) or similar information in confirmation of the above.

Please click here for the checklist of information required

If there is any part of this application that has been omitted or completed incorrectly and/or there are documents missing, the application will be rejected. If you operate a mandatory licensable HMO without one during this intervening period, you may be committing an offence.

Upon submission of this application, you will be redirected to our online payment facility to make your payment.  You will need to select the HMO Licencing payment category from the dropdown list and make your payment using either a debit or credit card.  The current fee is £878.63. Your payment confirmation email will act as your receipt of payment.

If you are a member of any nationally recognised Landlord Accreditation Scheme or Association, this fee is reduced to £758.53 but only in conjunction with the necessary documentation demonstrating a current membership.  In addition to this you will be required to attach the information required to this application using the file upload option.  Please note if any of the required information is missing we may be unable to process this application for a licence. If payment is not made on submission of this form your application will not be processed.

The HMO Licencing Team will receive your application and attached documents and process your application.  If you have any queries relating to the application then you can contact a member of the Private Sector Housing Team on 01276 707100.

If your tenants are foreign nationals, to comply with an amendment to the Housing Act 2004 you MUST now supply copies of the relevant pages of each tenant's Passport(s).

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