Additional HMO licensing · London Borough of Brent
Brent Additional Licensing Designation 2026 (Notice of Designation of an Area for Additional Licensing (3) 2025)
- Status
- Active
- Runs
- 2 February 2026 — 2 February 2031
- Designated
- 13 October 2025
- Fee
- £1,040 total application (Part 1 £540 + Part 2 £500), £940 renewal. Pre-scheme fees were £840 new / £740 renewal for applications received before 2 Feb 2026; both parts rose £200 at scheme start. £40 London Landlord Accreditation discount; £100 optional application-assistance fee.
- Applies to
- HMOs outside mandatory licensing remit: properties occupied by 3 or 4 people forming 2+ households; certain section 257 converted blocks of flats not compliant with Building Regulations; certain purpose-built flat blocks. Borough-wide.
Our records last verified 27 August 2026 · council designation page · licence conditions
Area covered
The scheme covers the whole of London Borough of Brent — every privately rented property in the borough that meets the scheme’s criteria needs a licence, wherever it is.
London Borough of Brent also runs its own address-level lookup: check whether a specific address falls inside the scheme.
What this means for landlords
Additional HMO licensing extends licensing to shared homes below the national 5-person mandatory threshold. If your property in this area houses unrelated sharers, check the scheme’s occupancy criteria — operating an unlicensed licensable HMO carries the same penalties as any licensing offence: fines up to £30,000, rent repayment orders, and blocked possession notices.
Is your property inside the scheme area?
This checker reflects HouseFile’s records of council licensing designations, not the councils’ live registers. Our records indicate the position at the verification date shown on each result — schemes are designated, renewed and revoked throughout the year, and postcode-level lookups are approximate near scheme boundaries. Always confirm with the council before letting or buying a property, using the source link on each card. This is general information, not legal advice.
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