Warwick District Council is the licensing and planning authority for Warwick. We confirm the house has the licence and planning status it needs before anything else.
You get one point of contact, written terms agreed for each property and regular updates on rent, repairs and compliance.
HMO rules in Warwick District Council
| Rule | Warwick District Council |
|---|---|
| Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people) | In force everywhere in England |
| Additional HMO licensing | In force Whole district, from 18 January 2024 for five years |
| Selective licensing | Not confirmed |
| Article 4 direction for small HMOs | In part of the area The whole of Leamington Spa, since 1 April 2012 |
Checked October 2026 against Warwick District Council's HMO licensing page. Schemes change, so we confirm the position for your address before any work starts.
Warwick District Council's Article 4 direction covers the whole of Leamington Spa, not Warwick, so changing a family house here into a small HMO is usually permitted development. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. Warwick District Council also runs additional licensing across its whole area (from 18 January 2024 for five years), so smaller HMOs with three or four people from two or more households need a licence too.
How we handle HMO maintenance work in Warwick
Our maintenance team covers shared houses in Warwick 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 Warwick, 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.
- Planned maintenance schedule built around each house
- Fire alarm and emergency lighting test records
- Reactive repairs logged and given an agreed priority
- Communal area cleaning coordinated and checked
- Gas Safe engineers and qualified electricians for safety work
Student and sharer lets in Warwick
Student lets in Warwick often follow the academic year. Since 1 May 2026, Ground 4A can let a landlord of a student HMO seek possession for the summer, but only if every condition is met, including: each tenant is, or is reasonably expected to become, a full-time student; written notice was given before signing; the tenancy was signed no more than six months before move-in; the timing condition is met; and the landlord intends to re-let to students.
HMO maintenance and repairs near Warwick
- Leamington Spa 2.4 miles
- Kenilworth 4.1 miles
- Tile Hill 6.9 miles
- Stratford-upon-Avon 8.2 miles
- Binley 8.8 miles
- Coventry 9 miles