Renew an HMO licence
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Documents and information you will need
Before you start your application, you will need to have the following information and documents ready:
- Licence number - this can be found at the top of your existing licence document
- Names, addresses, dates of birth and contact details of persons or organisations with an interest in the property, such as freeholders, leaseholders, managing agents, mortgage provider or parties with charges against the property
- Checked if the proposed licence holder, proposed manager and all the people to be involved in the management of the property are fit and proper persons to hold a licence or manage an HMO
- Gas Safety Certificate if gas is in the property, dated within 12 months
- Electrical Installation Condition Report, dated within 5 years
- Fire Alarm Test Certificate
- Emergency Lighting Test Certificate
- Portable Appliance Test (PAT) Certificate
- Energy Performance Certificate
- Accreditation Scheme or National Landlord Association members valid certificate, only required if you are a member
- A floorplan
- Property facilities, including information on bathrooms, WCs and kitchens/cooking facilities
- Evidence the property has planning permission or benefits from existing planning use
- Information about the HMO’s structure, fire precautions and management arrangements
- Payment card details
For more information see our HMO renewal checklist:
Notifying relevant parties that you intend to apply for a HMO Licence
You legally must inform all the interested parties (where applicable) about your intention to apply for a licence, and you will be required to make a declaration with your application that you have informed them. See the Notice of Intention to apply for an HMO licence:
Notice of Intention to Apply for HMO Licence
HMO Licence Holder's 'fit and proper' status
To obtain a licence, the proposed licence holder, the proposed manager and all the people proposed to be involved in the management of the property (if they are different people) must demonstrate they are a fit and proper person. This involves the applicant making a declaration to confirm their status regarding criminal offences. In determining whether a proposed licence holder and manager (if different) is a ‘fit and proper’ person, the council must consider any evidence they have:
- committed any offence involving fraud or other dishonesty, violence, drugs and certain sexual offences.
- practiced unlawful discrimination on the grounds of sex, colour, race, ethnic or national origins or disability in connection with any business
- contravened any provision of law relating to housing, landlord and tenant law
If we discover someone has broken the law then we will review whether they are a suitable person to hold an HMO licence. If we conclude they are not, they must nominate someone independent to hold licences on their behalf, for a specified period of time. More information can be found in the Fit and Proper Persons Policy.
Paying for your licence
You will need to pay the HMO licence fee in two stages:
- stage 1 fee with the application
- stage 2 fee immediately after completion of the initial inspection.
Apply to renew an HMO licence
HMO Licence Renewal Application Form
Contact us
If you cannot use our online application form, or have any questions, email hmos@barnet.gov.uk or telephone 020 8359 5355 for assistance.