Council compliance brief

Landlord licensing in Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes currently publishes a mandatory HMO licensing route for larger shared homes. Occupancy, facilities and planning controls must be checked before a landlord applies or changes use.

Reviewed 24 August 20262 official council sourcesSource quality 100/100

Current schemes

What may apply

mandatory hmo

The national mandatory licensing rules are currently in force; a licence may last up to five years.

Mandatory HMO licensing

HMOs occupied by five or more people from two or more households who share facilities, subject to exemptions.

The council lists an application fee of £730.

Before you pay

Three checks to make

  1. 1Confirm the number of occupiers and separate households.
  2. 2Check planning and Article 4 requirements before creating or changing an HMO.
  3. 3Use the application guidance to prepare property, manager and safety evidence.

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.

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