Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licensing

New license

Number of Units	2019/20 Fee	Previous 2018/19 Fee
3-5 Units	£820	£793
6-10 units	£876	£838
11+ units	£933	£883

Renewal

Number of Units	2019/20 Fee	Previous 2018/19 Fee
3-5 Units	£673	£658
6-10 units	£701	£680
11+ units	£729	£703

HMO Licensing Public Register

	Charge
Request for full register electronically	£5
Request for full register hardcopy	£8

Enforcement action charges

Action type	2019/20 Charge	Previous 2018/19 Charge
Improvement notice	£438	£333
Prohibition Order	£438	£333
Emergency Remedial Action	£438	£333
Emergency prohibition order	£438	£333
Demolition Order	£438 plus survey fees	£333

Immigration housing request visits

	2019/20 Fee	Previous 2018/19 Fee
All requests	£261	£199

Financial penalties

	Penalty
Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms	£5,000 reducing by 25% if paid within 14 days of demand
Electrical Safety Standards	Not yet in force
Housing Act offences	Financial penalty as alternative to prosecution up to £30,000

Energy Efficiency Regulations

	Penalty
Renting out a non-compliant property	Less than three months in breach	£2,000 and Publication penalty
	Three months or more in breach	£4,000 and Publication penalty
Providing false or misleading information on the Exemption register	£1,000 and Publication penalty
Failing to comply with a compliance notice	£2,000 and publication penalty

• These penalties are applied to each property where there is a breach to a maximum of £5,000 per property
• Publication penalty – some of the details of the financial penalties are published on the publicly accessible part of the PRS Exemptions Register

Works in default

	Charge
Interest on works and associated costs	Cost of the work plus £100 admin fee plus 3% interest per annum

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