Check if you need a property licence and apply
Check if you need a property licence and apply
You must have a licence if you're a private landlord or managing agent of:
- shared accommodation that’s defined as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) anywhere in Bristol
- homes in St George West or Eastville wards
- an HMO in the Central Bristol Additional Licensing scheme
If you're the landlord of a newly rented property you have 28 days to apply from when the property was occupied.
Check if you need a licence
If you’re not sure if you need a licence, fill in the first part of the online application form and we'll work it out. If you need a licence you can continue to the rest of the form.
Registered providers
If you’re a registered provider of social housing and own or manage houses in multiple occupation you may not need a licence. The GOV.UK website has a list of registered providers.
Before you start
You need a separate licence for each rented property.
To fill in the form, you'll need:
- an email address
- around 20 minutes to complete the form
- mortgage company details
- names, addresses and contact details of the owners, managing agents or anyone else with a legal interest in the property
- property details like the number and type of rooms
- details of other licence holders
- details of other properties you have a licence for in the UK
- payment card details to pay the part one fee
When you submit the application you must confirm that:
- you’ve made the appropriate checks that anybody involved in the property agrees to the fit and proper person declaration
- anybody involved in the property agrees to the legal declarations and doesn’t have unspent criminal convictions