00:00HMO licensing London boroughs operates as a fragmented, borough-by-borough system
00:04that catches landlords off-guard more often than most would expect.
00:08Mandatory licensing applies nationally and covers any HMO occupied by five or more people from two
00:14or more separate households. If your property meets this definition, you must hold a mandatory
00:19HMO license. Additional licensing is where the complexity multiplies. Individual London boroughs
00:25hold the power to introduce their own additional licensing schemes that extend licensing requirements
00:30to smaller HMOs. Operating an unlicensed HMO carries serious legal and financial consequences.
00:37Local councils can issue fines of up to £30,000 per offence. Tenants living in an unlicensed HMO can
00:44apply for a rent repayment order covering up to 12 months of rent paid during the unlicensed period.
00:50Professional HMO management is the practical infrastructure that makes responsible,
00:54compliant property ownership sustainable at scale in London.
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