HMO compliance audits
Licensing conditions and council inspections catch HMO landlords out on practical details — escape routes, fire precautions, amenities, room use, records. Our audit walks the property the way an inspector would, photographs the evidence, and gives you a prioritised list of what to fix before it costs you.
Who this is for
- HMO landlords applying for or renewing a licence
- Letting and managing agents running HMOs for landlords
- Portfolio operators buying or taking over an HMO
What the inspection covers
- Room-by-room photographic audit of the property
- Fire precautions: means of escape, fire doors, alarms and emergency lighting presence
- Amenities and facilities relative to occupancy — kitchens, bathrooms, WCs
- Room sizes and usage against common licensing expectations
- A document check that key certificates and records are in place and in date
- A prioritised fix list to work through before the council looks
What it does not include
Stated up front, so there are no surprises.
- The council's own inspection — this is an independent readiness audit, not the statutory licensing inspection, and it does not grant or guarantee a licence
- Statutory testing — we check certificates such as electrical and gas records are present and current; we do not re-test the installations
- Licence application paperwork — we focus on the property being ready
What you receive
- A photographic room-by-room record of the property
- Findings graded by priority, with recommended actions
- A clear separation of what is a licensing requirement, what is good practice, and what is our recommendation
- An office-reviewed report issued under a unique report number
What we'll ask you
Having these to hand makes your quotation quick and accurate.
- The property address and which borough licenses it
- Occupancy — how many people and households, and the room count
- Storeys and any shared facilities
- Whether this is a new application, a renewal, or a purchase check
When we find defects
Findings are ranked so you can deal with licence-critical items first. Where a fix needs a specialist — an electrician, a fire alarm engineer — the report says so rather than pretending we can certify it.
Pricing and coverage
Quoted per property based on size and occupancy. Multi-property portfolios are priced on request.
We serve residential and commercial properties across London.
Legal context: mandatory HMO licensing in England generally applies where five or more people from two or more households share facilities, and London boroughs run additional and selective schemes with their own conditions. Requirements differ by borough and change over time — our audit reflects the property and scheme in front of us, and we say clearly which scheme informed the checklist.
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