Managed HMO licence applications - one handler, start to finish

HMO Licence Applications in Berkshire

Need an HMO licence? We check your property, identify the requirements and prepare your application - arranging every certificate along the way.

Reading additional licensing scheme now in force.

Since 1 March 2026, Reading's borough-wide additional licensing scheme captures 3-4 person HMOs as well as the 5+ occupant properties covered by mandatory licensing. The additional scheme runs until 28 February 2031. If you let a shared property in Reading, check whether you now need a licence.

Shared rental property in Berkshire

Managed HMO Licensing

One team. Every step handled.

We check whether your Berkshire property needs a licence, prepare the application and arrange the certificates - so you are not juggling contractors or chasing the council.

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Dedicated handler

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Berkshire councils

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Certificates arranged

Single point of contact

One handler, no call centres.

All certificates arranged

EPC, EICR, Gas, FRA, floor plans.

6 Berkshire councils

Local scheme knowledge built in.

How It Works

A simple, managed process.

01

Tell us about the property

A quick form with the basics.

02

We check the requirements

Which licence applies, what is missing.

03

We prepare & submit

Forms, certificates and council submission.

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We handle queries

Council questions come to us, not you.

What We Handle

Everything, under one roof.

Licence requirement check
Application preparation
Council submission managed
Routine council queries
EPC arranged
EICR arranged
Gas Safety arranged
Fire Risk Assessment
HMO floor plan

Certificates We Arrange

Compliance, sorted.

EPC

Required for any let property.

EICR

Required for HMO properties.

Gas Safety

Annual legal requirement.

Fire Risk Assessment

Required for HMO properties.

Act Now

Letting an HMO without a licence is a criminal offence.

If your property needs a licence, letting without one can lead to prosecution, fines and a rent repayment order.

Unlimited fines

On conviction.

Rent repayment orders

Up to 12 months rent.

Application delays

Missing certificates slow things down.

Local Coverage

Serving Landlords Across Berkshire.

We provide property compliance services throughout Reading and the wider Berkshire area, so a local specialist is never far away.

ReadingWokinghamBracknellNewburySloughWindsorMaidenheadTwyfordCrowthorneSandhurstThealeEarley

Check if you need an HMO licence.

Complete our quick form and we will check the requirements for your Berkshire property.

Get an HMO Quote