Council licensing in East of England

Licensing in Broadland

Broadland has no selective or additional licensing scheme in force.

Checked 14 Oct 2026

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Current ward boundaries from ONS. Some homes are exempt, so check your postcode and the scheme details below.

Selective licensing: None
Additional HMO licensing: No
Article 4 on house shares: None found
Consultation: None open

Licensing schemes

Mandatory HMO licence
In force
Mandatory HMO licensing (national scheme, Broadland fees)
Area
The whole of Broadland District (national scheme).
Fee
£835.88 for 5 years
From the council's Broadland HMO page: 5-year HMO licence for up to 5 lettings £835.88; additional fee for 6 lettings or more £38.91 per letting; renewal of an existing licence £835.88; licence changes £38.91. The page says the figures 'are correct for the 206/27 financial year', which appears to be a typo for 2026/27, and that charges are subject to change every April. The fee is paid by bank transfer or cheque with the application. South Norfolk, which shares the website, has different fees on a separate page.
Who needs one
Properties with five or more occupants forming more than one household who share facilities such as a kitchen, toilet or bathroom.
Exemptions
The council lists: buildings managed by a local housing authority, registered social landlord, police or fire and rescue authority or health service body; buildings controlled under other statutory provisions (Schedule 1 to SI 2006/373); some student halls of residence; buildings occupied by certain religious communities; and owner-occupied buildings with no more than two lodgers.
Apply on the council's website
How we checked this
This is the national scheme. Broadland shares a website and services with South Norfolk Council. Applicants download the application form and return it with the fee, gas and electrical safety certificates, fire safety records, an EPC and a declaration that the manager, owners, long-term tenants or leaseholders and mortgage providers have been notified. The council checks the documents, inspects, then issues a draft licence; the applicant has 14 days to respond before the licence is approved. Licences must be renewed every five years. The council's Amenity and Facilities Standards for HMOs apply. The public register of mandatory licensed HMOs is not online and can be viewed at the council offices by appointment. The HMO guidance page says landlords 'could face a civil penalty of up to £30,000' for managing an HMO without a licence.
Sources

Article 4 for house shares

We found no Article 4 direction on house shares in Broadland.

Council source

Civil penalty policy

The council's policy sets how it decides the size of a fine. The version we found has been updated for the Renters' Rights Act.

On 21 May 2026 Broadland Council (minute 360, on Cabinet's recommendation of 19 May 2026) adopted a revised Housing Standards Enforcement Policy and a standalone civil penalty policy, 'Civil penalties under the Renters' Rights Act 2025 and other housing legislation', both effective from 1 May 2026. The penalty policy follows the national model: failure to obtain an HMO licence (s.72(1)) starts at £17,000 against a £40,000 statutory maximum, adjusted by 20% for landlord type (£13,600 down, £20,400 up). The enforcement policy on the council website (PDF created 21 May 2026) says civil penalties 'operate according to their own independent standalone policy', but the penalty policy itself was found only in the committee papers, and the council's HMO guidance page still says landlords 'could face a civil penalty of up to £30,000'. A council news release of 15 January 2024 reported a £6,500 civil penalty on a Broadland landlord for failing to license an HMO. The councils' general Regulatory Enforcement Policy 2026 to 2029 excludes housing standards, which have their own policy.

Broadland's civil penalty policy

Consultations

We found no consultations when we researched Broadland.

Not yet confirmed

We could not settle these points when we researched Broadland on 14 October 2026. Check them with the council before you rely on them.

Not yet confirmed
The civil penalty policy adopted on 21 May 2026 was found only in committee papers. Confirm whether it is published on the council website, whose HMO guidance page still quotes a £30,000 maximum.
Not yet confirmed
No selective or additional licensing scheme, proposal or consultation was found on the council website (HMO pages, sitemap, consultations page) or in a web search. The committee site democracy.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk blocks automated browsing (HTTP 403), so Broadland Cabinet agendas could not be checked item by item.
Not yet confirmed
The HMO fee page says the fees are 'correct for the 206/27 financial year'; confirm this means 2026/27.
Not yet confirmed
The HMO pages do not link standard licence conditions.

Landlord register

The national landlord register is separate from licensing. Broadland is in East of England, where registration is planned from 15 January 2027 to 14 April 2027. The regulations are still in draft. Read about the register