Do you cover all of Ealing?

We cover Ealing, Acton, Southall, Hanwell, Greenford, Northolt, Perivale, West Ealing, Northfields, including postcode districts W3, W5, W7, W13, UB1, UB2, UB5, UB6. Tell us the full postcode when you ask for a quote and we will confirm.

Does licensing in Ealing affect hmo licensing?

Ealing Council runs its own licensing arrangements on top of national mandatory HMO licensing. Our summary was last checked on 2026-10-20; always confirm the current position on the council website. Licence conditions commonly require current safety certificates to be available on request, which is why we keep every document digitally against the property.

Does a four-person HMO need a licence?

It may do under a council's additional licensing scheme, even though it falls below the usual mandatory five-person threshold. Check the property's address, occupancy and scheme rules with the council. The absence of mandatory licensing does not remove other housing management responsibilities.

What documents do I need for an HMO licence?

Start with the council's current checklist. Common items include floor plans, room measurements, management details and relevant safety records. Requirements vary, and some documents depend on the property's installations. We help identify gaps rather than promising one universal document pack will suit every application.

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HMO licensing in Ealing: the local picture

Ealing's additional licensing makes the occupation of smaller house shares in Hanwell and Northfields relevant as well as larger HMOs. Selective licensing introduces a separate address check for rentals in designated ward areas, including parts of Acton, Southall and Greenford. Peachtree Maintenance can organise compliance records and agreed remedial tasks around the council's requested evidence. Confirm the scheme, exemptions and conditions directly with Ealing Council, using its address checker rather than assuming that an entire neighbourhood has the same licensing position.

What the rules say

In England a mandatory licence is needed where five or more people from two or more households share facilities such as a kitchen or bathroom. Councils can also run additional licensing for smaller HMOs and selective licensing for other private lets.

Applications usually need current gas, electrical and fire safety documents, floor plans and management details. Licences commonly run for up to five years and carry conditions. We help gather the evidence and keep it current. We are not a law firm.

Ealing licensing

Ealing operates borough-wide additional HMO licensing for smaller HMOs, including shared homes occupied by three or four people from more than one household. Selective licensing covers East Acton, Southall Broadway and Southall Green from 1 April 2022, and Acton Central, Dormers Wells, Greenford Broadway, Greenford Green, Hanger Hill, Hobbayne, Lady Margaret, North Greenford, Northolt Mandeville, Northolt West End, Perivale and South Acton from 3 January 2023, using pre May 2022 ward boundaries.

Source: Ealing Council, last checked 2026-10-20.

Districts we visit for hmo licensing

Ealing, Acton, Southall, Hanwell, Greenford, Northolt, Perivale, West Ealing, Northfields, covering postcode districts W3, W5, W7, W13, UB1, UB2, UB5, UB6.

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