Guides

Plain-English guides for HMO landlords and letting agents in England, written by people who run HMOs.

HMO inspection checklist (free, Word or PDF)

Every check for your house, area by area, with the rule behind it: fire safety, alarms, shared areas, bins, paperwork and each bedroom’s size.

The new rent by a percentage, CPI or RPI, room by room for an HMO, with each room’s earliest section 13 start date in England.

From the report you have: whether it’s in date, the next inspection, and the C1, C2 and FI deadlines in England, Wales and Scotland.

Room by room, with condition and cleanliness ratings, meters, keys and the day-one alarm check. HMO rooms list the shared areas separately.

Part-month rent at move-in and refunds at move-out, by calendar month or 365 days, with the Renters’ Rights Act rules on rent in advance.

What an agent’s full management really costs a year: management, letting, check-in and admin fees plus VAT, per room for HMOs.

Enter the rent and dates and get Form 4A filled in, with the earliest date the new rent can legally start, as Word or PDF.

Tick your grounds and get Form 3A filled in: the full legal wording, your explanation and the earliest court date, as Word or PDF.

This year’s bill for any council and band, who pays it (tenant or landlord, HMOs included) and the cost per room.

A free assured periodic tenancy agreement with every term the 2026 written-statement rules require, as Word or PDF, for whole houses or single rooms.

Gross yield, net yield and monthly cash flow for an HMO or any room-by-room let, from room rents, voids, bills and costs.

Mandatory, additional and selective licensing, room sizes, how to check a property, fees and the new £40,000 penalties.

How Article 4 removes the right to turn a house into a small HMO, how to check an area, and lawful use certificates.

It applies to social housing now and is coming to private renting, but not yet. Where it stands and what to do now.

Bricky Bot, Latch, Cinnamon, Autoprop, Vindey, LettingsPilot and more: what each does, who it’s for and published prices.

Two months unless a shorter period was agreed in writing, ending on the first or last day of a rent period. With a notice date calculator.