Application to license a house in multiple occupation from Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

Step 2 of 4 Submit the application

Email address

Please provide your email address, so the licensing authority can let you know if your application has been successful or not.

Application form

Please attach the completed application form below.

Supporting documents

All documents are required, unless stated otherwise. Photos of documents are acceptable, as long as all the relevant information is clear. We'll only share these documents with the licensing authority.

Maximum size allowed per file is 10 MB.

We only allow the following file types : doc, docx, gif, jpeg, jpg, pdf, png, ppt, pptx, rtf, txt, xls, xlsx

What if I can't submit all of these documents?

You don't have to submit optional documents, but it may improve your chances of a successful application if you do.

What if I can't submit the documents digitally?

If you can't submit the documents digitally you can send copies by post instead. We'll give you the address and reference number to quote once you've paid the licence fee.

Declaration

  • Welwyn Hatfield Council need the personal data in this Application to enable them to issue an HMO licence. We may also use it for prevention and detection of fraud. We may share it with other relevant organisations. Data held by Welwyn Hatfield Council in respect of the Licensing of HMOs shall be stored in a Register as required by Section 232 of the Housing Act 2004. The information in this Register shall be available upon request to Third Parties. We will keep your personal data safe and secure and will not disclose it to anyone else without your consent, unless we are required by law to do so.
  • It is a criminal offence to knowingly supply information that is false or misleading for the purposes of obtaining a Licence. Evidence of any information given in this application may be required at a later date. If it is subsequently discovered that relevant information that should have been disclosed was omitted or information was incorrectly supplied, then the Licence for this property may be revoked and other action may also be taken. Operating a Licensable HMO without a Licence is an offence liable to a fine not exceeding £20,000 and a Residential Property Tribunal may make a Rent Repayment Order requiring you to repay any rents paid during the period for which the property was unlicensed.
  • I/we declare that the information contained in this application is correct to the best of my/our knowledge. I/We understand that I/we commit an offence if I/we supply any information to a local housing authority in connection with any functions under Parts 1 to 4 of the Housing Act 2004 that is false or misleading and which I/we know is false or misleading or I/we are reckless as to whether it is false or misleading. I/we declare that I/we have read the statement above and completed all parts of this application to the best of my/our knowledge and ability, and it is valid as of this date.
  • I/we declare that I/we have served a notice of this application on the persons detailed in section 18 of this application, who are the only persons known to me/us that are required to be informed that I/we have made this declaration.

By continuing, you're giving the Cabinet Office permission to pass the information you're supplying to the relevant authority.

For more details on how your information is used please refer to the Government Digital Service privacy notice (opens in new tab) and Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council.