Free tool

HMO Licence Checker

Quick check for mandatory vs additional/selective licensing.

Your answers

Live result updates. Councils can be stricter.

Progress
29%

Typically: a single person, couple, or family living together counts as one household.

Not sure what counts as a household?

A household = people who live together as a unit (e.g. one person, a couple, or a family). Unrelated sharers each count as separate households.

Tap your scenario to set the number:

Result

In progress
Next steps
Enter occupants + households to get a result.
Answer the shared facilities and rent questions to improve accuracy.

Edge cases exist. When in doubt, ask the council.

Frequently Asked Questions