Council compliance brief

Landlord licensing in Kensington and Chelsea

Kensington and Chelsea operates borough-wide additional licensing for qualifying smaller HMOs. Property layout, household composition and statutory exemptions must be checked before applying.

Reviewed 24 August 20262 official council sourcesSource quality 100/100

Current schemes

What may apply

additional hmo

1 June 2023 to 31 May 2028.

Additional HMO licensing

Qualifying HMOs with three or more occupiers from two or more households across the borough.

Before you pay

Three checks to make

  1. 1Confirm the number of occupiers, households and shared facilities.
  2. 2Check whether mandatory HMO licensing applies to a larger property.
  3. 3Review the borough's licensing policy and required property standards.

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

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