Additional HMO licensing · Slough Borough Council
Slough Borough Council Designation for an Area for Additional Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation, No 1, 2019
- Status
- Ended
- Dates
- 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2024
- Designated
- 18 March 2019
- Fee
- Charged in two parts while the scheme ran: £550 and £300, the same as mandatory HMO licences. Applications made before 31 October 2019 got an early-bird discount, of an amount the council's review report doesn't give.
- Applies to
- Every HMO in Slough that didn't need a mandatory licence, including converted blocks of flats (section 257 HMOs). Exempt: HMOs under a management order or with a temporary exemption, and buildings the law doesn't count as HMOs.
Our records last verified 28 August 2026 · council designation page
Area covered
The scheme covers the whole of Slough Borough Council. Every privately rented property in the borough that meets the scheme’s criteria needs a licence, wherever it is.
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. Running a licensable HMO without a licence carries the same penalties as any licensing offence: a civil penalty of up to £40,000 and a rent repayment order of up to 24 months’ rent.
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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