Stratford-on-Avon District Council is the licensing and planning authority for Stratford-upon-Avon. We confirm the house has the licence and planning status it needs before anything else.
We'll tell you plainly if a house in Stratford-upon-Avon isn't suited to the arrangement you have in mind, and what it would take to make it work.
HMO rules in Stratford-on-Avon District Council
| Rule | Stratford-on-Avon District Council |
|---|---|
| Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people) | In force everywhere in England |
| Additional HMO licensing | Not confirmed |
| Selective licensing | Not confirmed |
| Article 4 direction for small HMOs | Not confirmed |
Checked October 2026. Schemes change, so we confirm the position for your address before any work starts.
We couldn't confirm Stratford-on-Avon District Council's Article 4 position from its own website, so we check it with the council for the address. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. We couldn't confirm whether Stratford-on-Avon District Council runs additional licensing, so we check with the council for the address.
Our HMO maintenance service in Stratford-upon-Avon
Our maintenance team covers shared houses in Stratford-upon-Avon and across Warwickshire, 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 Stratford-upon-Avon, 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
- Reactive repairs logged and given an agreed priority
- Planned maintenance schedule built around each house
- Gas Safe engineers and qualified electricians for safety work
- Void works between tenancies
HMO maintenance and repairs near Stratford-upon-Avon
- Warwick 8.2 miles
- Leamington Spa 10.5 miles
- Kenilworth 11.8 miles
- Evesham 12.3 miles
- Redditch 12.8 miles
- Knowle 13.3 miles
