Licensing and planning for HMOs in Rutland is handled by Rutland County Council, a unitary council covering the whole county, so the same rules apply wherever the house is.
In Rutland, as everywhere in England, a house with five or more people forming two or more households needs a mandatory HMO licence. Rutland County Council may add its own schemes, as the table shows.
HMO rules in Rutland
| Council | Additional licensing | Selective licensing | Article 4 (small HMOs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutland County Council | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
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.
Our HMO maintenance service in Rutland
Our maintenance team covers shared houses in Rutland, carrying out planned work, repairs and void works. We log every report and agree a priority with the owner, so safety items such as fire doors, alarms and heating are dealt with ahead of routine jobs.
For HMOs in Rutland, we keep fire alarm and emergency lighting test records, certificates and repair notes in one property file, ready if the local council inspects the house or asks for evidence that the licence conditions are being met.
- Fire alarm and emergency lighting test records
- Communal area cleaning coordinated and checked
- Void works between tenancies
- Planned maintenance schedule built around each house
- Gas Safe engineers and qualified electricians for safety work