HMO licence plans for Brent landlords, under the new additional scheme
Brent's additional HMO licensing scheme came into force on 2 February 2026 for rented properties with three or four people from two or more households. The online form asks for room categories, room sizes in square metres and the number of cooking facilities in each communal kitchen. We draw plans and a room schedule to match, for a fixed £495.
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What Brent now licenses
On its property licensing page the council says its additional HMO licensing scheme came into force on 2 February 2026 and covers privately rented properties occupied by three or four people from two or more households, section 257 HMOs unless exempt and HMOs in certain purpose-built blocks of flats.
Selective licensing runs separately. Designation 1, in force since 1 August 2023 for five years, covers Harlesden and Kensal Green, Dollis Hill and Willesden Green. Designation 2, in force since 1 April 2024, covers the other 18 wards excluding Wembley Park.
HMO Licence Plans in Brent
from £495
Every price is the full fixed fee you pay. No VAT is charged. Council application fees are paid to the council separately.
What you get
- Scaled plans of every floor with each room located and labelled
- A schedule with each room's category and size in square metres
- The number of cooking facilities in each shared kitchen
- Bedroom areas set against the national minimum sizes
- A PDF pack for your records and any inspection
- A short note of rooms close to a minimum
- Pick the licence
Additional for three or four people; mandatory from five.
- Measure each room
Sizes in square metres, as the form asks.
- Categorise the rooms
Bedroom, bedsit or self-contained flat.
- Count the kitchens
Cooking facilities in each communal kitchen.
- Apply with Part 1
The first payment is non-refundable, so check first.
The form wants data, so the plan should carry it
Among the information the page lists for mandatory and additional licences are room categories such as bedroom, bedsit or self-contained flat, the size of each room in square metres, the number of each room type, and the number of cooking facilities in each communal kitchen. It also lists the location and description of all rooms. The page does not mention a floor plan.
That is a reason to draw one anyway. The numbers you type into the form come from somewhere, and a measured plan with a room table is the place that makes them consistent. If the council queries a bedroom, you can show it.
The national conditions say a bedroom for one person over 10 must be at least 6.51 square metres, and a room below 4.64 square metres cannot be used for sleeping.
Fees, and the part that is not refunded
The council's table, current from 2 February 2026, lists an additional licence at £1,040, with Part 1 of £540 payable on application and Part 2 of £500 on grant. A selective licence is £640. A mandatory licence is £1,040 plus £25 per habitable room over the first five. Renewal of an additional licence is £940.
Part 1 is non-refundable whether or not the application succeeds. A £40 discount applies for membership of the London Landlord Accreditation Scheme, with proof, and in-person help completing the application costs £100. If Part 2 is not paid within 28 days of the council's request, the application is cancelled without a refund. The council's fees are separate from ours and are paid to the council.
Room sizes behind the schedule
The national conditions say a bedroom for one person over 10 must be at least 6.51 square metres, and a room below 4.64 square metres cannot be used for sleeping. Our schedule sets every measured bedroom against those figures, which is the check you want done before the first payment goes in.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 2 February 2026 | Brent Council, Property licensing: the additional HMO licensing scheme came into force on 2 February 2026 | www.brent.gov.uk |
| three or four people from two or more households | Brent Council, Property licensing: additional covers privately rented properties occupied by three or four people from two or more households, section 257 HMOs unless exempt, and HMOs in certain purpose-built blocks of flats | www.brent.gov.uk |
| two selective designations | Brent Council, Property licensing: selective Designation 1 in force since 1 August 2023 for five years (Harlesden and Kensal Green, Dollis Hill, Willesden Green); Designation 2 since 1 April 2024 covers the other 18 wards excluding Wembley Park | www.brent.gov.uk |
| room categories, sizes in m2, cooking facilities | Brent Council, Property licensing: for mandatory and additional licences you need room categories, room sizes in square metres, the number of each room type, the number of cooking facilities in each communal kitchen, and the location and description of all rooms; the page does not mention a floor plan | www.brent.gov.uk |
| £1040 | Brent Council, Property licensing (as of 2 February 2026): additional £1,040 (Part 1 £540, Part 2 £500); selective £640; mandatory £1,040 plus £25 per habitable room over five; additional renewal £940 | www.brent.gov.uk |
| Part 1 non-refundable | Brent Council, Property licensing: Part 1 is non-refundable whether or not the application succeeds; if Part 2 is not paid within 28 days of the request the application is cancelled without refund | www.brent.gov.uk |
| £40 discount; £100 help | Brent Council, Property licensing: £40 off for London Landlord Accreditation Scheme membership with proof; in-person help completing the application costs £100 | www.brent.gov.uk |
| 6.51 square metres | Licensing and Management of HMOs (Mandatory Conditions of Licences) (England) Regulations 2018, new Sch 4 para 1A(2)(a): one person aged over 10 years (source wording: "not less than 6.51 square metres") | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| 4.64 square metres | Same regulations, para 1A(2)(d): a room under this size may not be used for sleeping (source wording: "less than 4.64 square metres") | www.legislation.gov.uk |
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