Fees and Charges
Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licensing
New license
Number of Units | 2020/21 Fee | Previous 2019/20 Fee |
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3-5 Units | £820 | £820 |
6-10 units | £876 | £876 |
11+ units | £933 | £933 |
Renewal
Number of Units | 2020/21 Fee | Previous 2019/20 Fee |
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3-5 Units | £673 | £673 |
6-10 units | £701 | £701 |
11+ units | £729 | £729 |
HMO Licensing Public Register
Request Type | Charge |
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Request for full register electronically | £5 |
Request for full register hardcopy | £8 |
Enforcement action charges
Action type |
2020/21 Charge |
Previous 2019/20 Charge |
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Improvement notice | £438 | £438 |
Prohibition Order | £438 | £438 |
Emergency Remedial Action | £438 | £438 |
Emergency prohibition order | £438 | £438 |
Demolition Order | £438 plus survey fees | £438 plus survey fees |
Immigration housing request visits
Request Type | 2020/21 Fee | Previous 2019/20 Fee |
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All requests | £261 | £261 |
Financial penalties
Penalty Type | Penalty |
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Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms | £5,000 reducing by 25% if paid within 14 days of demand |
Electrical Safety Standards | Up to £30,000 |
Housing Act offences | Financial penalty as alternative to prosecution up to £30,000 |
Energy Efficiency Regulations
Penalty Type | Penalty |
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Renting out a non-compliant property |
Less than three months in breach |
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
Works in default | Charge |
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Interest on works and associated costs | Cost of the work plus £100 admin fee plus 3% interest per annum |