Additional HMO licensing · Slough Borough Council
Proposed borough-wide additional licensing designation (2026 consultation)
- Status
- Consultation
- Fee
- Proposed, not yet adopted. The council has calculated the cost of an additional licence of up to 5 years at £950 per property, split between a Part A fee due on application (processing) and a Part B fee covering compliance and enforcement, payable before the licence is granted; the Part A/Part B split figures are not published. An additional fee of £75 is proposed where a landlord has had to be prompted to make an application. Where three or more self-contained flats are owned or managed by the same person, a proposed £75 discount applies to the Part A fee for the second, third and subsequent flats (full Part A for the first flat).
- Applies to
- Proposed: all HMOs in the borough that do not meet the mandatory licensing threshold - properties occupied by three or four people forming two or more households who share basic facilities such as a kitchen or bathroom. Unlike Reading, the proposal expressly includes section 257 HMOs (converted buildings of self-contained flats where the conversion did not comply with the building standards in force at the time and still does not). Statutory exemptions are set out on pages 29-30 of the evidence report.
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 — 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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