Additional Licensing Scheme consultation
From 30 August 2021, a broader range of HMOs will require licensing. Please check our HMO licensing pages for guidance on which properties this affects.
Additional Licensing Scheme Consultation
We consulted on proposals to introduce HMO Additional Licensing in Westminster. The consultation closed on 18 February 2021 and the scheme was approved at a full council meeting on 21 April 2021.
View a summary of the consultation responses:
We would like to thank everyone who submitted a response during this process.
Additional Licensing Scheme Proposals
Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) are shared homes, including houses and flat shares, student homes, bedsits and some buildings converted into flats.
Westminster has the largest private rented sector in England, and is home to a diverse mix of people, families and communities.
We want to ensure that all rented Westminster housing meets high standards of maintenance and is run professionally.
By introducing an Additional Licensing Scheme, we aim to improve conditions in the private rented sector, create sustainable tenancies with empowered tenants and reputable landlords.
This scheme is part of the wider private rented sector strategy. Additional Licensing Scheme was widely backed by respondents to the private rented sector strategy consultation in Autumn 2020.
