HMO compliance audits in Lincolnshire

We plan each HMO compliance audit job in Lincolnshire around the local council's amenity standards, which set out kitchen, bathroom and room-size requirements for shared houses.

Our work in Lincolnshire ranges from single conversions for first-time landlords to multi-house programmes for investors, all priced in writing before work starts.

HMO rules across Lincolnshire's councils

Checked October 2026. Mandatory licensing for five or more people applies in every council. Schemes change, so we confirm the position for the address before work starts.

Councils in Lincolnshire where we found an Article 4 direction for small HMOs in force, in all or part of their area: City of Lincoln Council. We found no additional licensing schemes in force that we could confirm, so the mandatory licence for five or more people is the main one to plan for.

Our HMO compliance audit service in Lincolnshire

An audit of an HMO in Lincolnshire checks the house the way a licensing officer would: room sizes, fire safety, amenities, certificates and paperwork. You get a written, prioritised fix list, so you know what needs doing before an inspection, renewal or purchase.

Councils across Lincolnshire set their own HMO standards on top of the national rules. Our audits of houses in Lincolnshire check against both, and we can quote for any work the report identifies once you have read it.

• Certificates and tenancy paperwork checked for gaps and dates
• Written report with a prioritised, photographed fix list
• Licence conditions checked against the house as it is
• Every bedroom measured, including the 1.5 m ceiling rule
• Fire precautions and fire risk assessment reviewed

Towns we cover in Lincolnshire

• Lincoln
• North Hykeham
• Sleaford
• Grantham
• Stamford
• Bourne
• Boston
• Spalding
• Gainsborough
• Skegness
• Louth