The consultation by Reading Council on HMO and Selective Licensing.

The last date to participate is this Thursday (29/8/24) – more details can be seen here.

Landlords would be required to pay a standard fee of £950 for the HMO licence. This However, a higher fee of £1,200 is proposed for late applications.

In an even tighter proposal, the council also wants to introduce licensing for all rented properties, including those let to a single person or family, in the Battle ward of West Reading and the Redlands and Park wards of East Reading.

This is called a selective licence scheme. These will cost £750 at a standard rate.