We have made an additional licensing scheme which has been given
this approval. It came into effect on 1 July 2009 and will last for
5 years. The area covered by this scheme is shown in the map
below:
The principal streets contained within this area are:
| Alexandra Road |
Dogsthorpe Road |
Lammas Road |
Shelly Close |
| Allen Road |
Dryden Road |
Lawn Avenue |
Sheridan Road |
| Alma Road |
|
Limetree Avenue |
Silverwood Road |
| |
Eaglesthorpe |
Lincoln Road |
Springfield Road |
| Bamber Street |
|
Lister Road |
St James Avenue |
| Beech Avenue |
English Street |
Lynton Road |
St Martins Street |
| Belham Road |
Exeter Road |
|
St Pauls Road |
| Boswell Close |
|
Norfolk Street |
Stone Lane |
| Bourges Boulevard |
Fulbridge Road (part) |
Northfield Road |
Summerfield Road |
| Bright Street |
|
Norton Road |
|
| Brownlow Street |
Gilpin Street |
|
Taverners Road |
| Burmer Road |
Gladstone Street |
Occupation Road |
Tennyson Avenue |
| Burns Close |
Gray Court |
Oxford Road |
Thistlemoor Road |
| Cambridge Avenue |
Green Lane |
|
|
| Cecil Road |
|
Parliament Street |
Vere Road |
| Chaucer Avenue |
Hankey Street |
Peveril Road |
|
| Clare Road |
Harris Street |
Pope Way |
Warbon Avenue |
| Clarence Road |
Herrick Close |
Portland Road |
|
| Cobden Avenue |
Highbury Street |
|
Waterloo Road |
| Cobden Street |
|
Russell Street |
Westgate |
| Cowper Road |
Keats Way |
|
Wilberforce Road |
| Craig Street |
Keeton Road |
Searjeant Street |
Windmill Street |
| Cromwell Road |
Kipling Court |
Scotney Street |
|
| Crown Street |
|
Shakespeare Avenue |
York Road |
It requires that all HMO which comprise two or more storeys and
occupied by three or more persons living in two or more households
within this area is licensed. It should be noted that both sides of
the residential streets forming the boundary of the scheme are
subject to the scheme. To operate an HMO of this type, the manager
or other relevant person (landlord, owner, etc.) must apply for a
licence and pay the fee. The current fee is £80 per let room
(bathrooms and separate kitchens are not included, even if they are
exclusive to a letting). When we are satisfied that the licence
holder and manager are fit and proper persons to hold a licence,
and that the house is reasonably suitable for use by a given number
of people, we must issue a licence. Tacit consent will apply in
this instance, and once we accept an application, the house can be
occupied as a HMO until such time as the licence is either issued
or refused, but we may place conditions on the interim occupation.
We aim to either issue or refuse a licence, within 8 weeks of
acknowledging receipt. Following acknowledgement of your
application, you will be contacted by the Enforcement Officer
dealing with your application to make an appointment to inspect the
property.
If we refuse to issue a licence, and we must give the reasons
for this, you have a right to appeal that decision to the
Residential Property Tribunal within
28 days of the decision being made.
Your licence will contain a set of mandatory licence conditions,
which are required by the Housing Act 2004. It may also contain
conditions imposed by us. These may be permanent conditions or may
relate to works which are required to be done within a specified
period of time. You have a right to appeal these imposed conditions
to the Residential Property Tribunal.
It is an offence to operate or manage a HMO which should be
licensed without a licence. The maximum fine on conviction is
£20000. This could also mean that the person convicted is
considered not to be a fit and proper person to hold a licence,
which means that they would be unable to hold a licence for a HMO
anywhere in England, nor could they be a manager.
It is also possible for a rent repayment order to be made
against the convicted person which would require the repayment of
all rents received from people living in the property during the
period it was being used as an unlicensed HMO, to a maximum of 12
months. These orders could apply to any housing benefit payments
made by the local authority as well as any amount paid by the
tenants. We are required to maintain a public register of all
licensed HMOs. This can be viewed online at or alternatively it is
available to view during office hours (9.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to
Friday) at Bayard Place. We would ask that you make an appointment
to examine the file by contacting Private Sector Housing on (01733)
747474.
Independent associations exist to help landlords in many ways
including providing advice and support as well as representing
their members at national and local level. The National Landlords
Association can be contacted at www.tso.co.uk
It is also possible for a rent repayment order to be made
against the convicted person which would require the repayment of
all rents received from people living in the property during the
period it was being used as an unlicensed HMO, to a maximum of 12
months. These orders could apply to any housing benefit payments
made by the local authority as well as any amount paid by the
tenants. We are required to maintain a public register of all
licensed HMOs. This can be viewed online at or alternatively it is
available to view during office hours (9.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to
Friday) at Bayard Place. We would ask that you make an appointment
to examine the file by contacting Private Sector Housing on (01733)
747474.