Council compliance brief

Landlord licensing in Bristol

Bristol operates city-wide additional HMO licensing and selective licensing in specified wards. Scheme area, occupancy and whether an application is new or renewed affect the licence and fee.

Reviewed 24 August 20262 official council sourcesSource quality 100/100

Current schemes

What may apply

additional hmo

In force from 6 August 2024.

City-wide additional HMO licensing

Qualifying HMOs with three or four unrelated occupiers across Bristol.

The council lists £1,861 for a first city-wide additional application and £1,470 for a renewal.

selective

Bedminster and Brislington West from 6 April 2022; further named wards from 6 August 2024.

Selective licensing

Designated properties in Bedminster, Brislington West, Bishopston and Ashley Down, Cotham, and Easton.

The council lists different fees by designation, including £799 and £912 standard amounts.

Before you pay

Three checks to make

  1. 1Check the property address against the current scheme areas.
  2. 2Confirm the number and relationship of occupiers before choosing a route.
  3. 3Use the correct fee table for the scheme area and application type.

Official EPC signal

Local certificate activity

The aggregate EPC refresh is ready and will appear here when the official API token is connected. No address-level data is published on this page.

Sources and freshness

Licensing changes at council level. Check the official address tool before relying on a summary, especially near designation boundaries.

Turn the check into a system

Bring the dates into one dashboard

Upload certificates, confirm EPC dates and get renewal reminders without maintaining another spreadsheet.

Start with one property