HMO valuation in Ealing

Professional sharer demand across many Ealing neighbourhoods still supports rents, but capital value now forks by Article 4 timing. Start with the tenancy schedule and the licence’s permitted numbers, then test cooking-facility status per letting. Ealing’s tables raise floors sharply where cooking sits inside the room.

Ealing made two Article 4 directions on 30 October 2024. The Perivale direction took immediate effect that day, while the non-immediate direction covering further areas took effect on 14 November 2025. A valuation that treats every ward as if both gates always applied will mis-state historic liquidity. Map the address to the correct direction before capitalising rents.

Source: Ealing — Article 4 directions.

Ealing’s permitted numbers page sets HMO letting floors: under 6.5 m² means zero people, 6.5 to 10.2 m² means one person, and over 10.2 m² means two where there are no cooking facilities in the room. With cooking facilities the thresholds rise to 10.2 m² for one person and 13.5 m² for two, and any room under 6.5 m² is never permitted for sleeping. Standards page: Ealing HMO amenity standards.

Capitalise occupied licensed stock once the correct Article 4 timing is documented. Use vacant possession where permitted-numbers works or a missing permission still threaten the marketed occupancy. Method guide: valuation methods.

Hold or exit with the Perivale versus borough-wide timing note kept beside the licence. Sale route: Sell an HMO in Ealing. Browse live stock: HMOs for sale in Ealing.