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Landlord licensing in Windsor and Maidenhead
✓ Hand-verified 19 Aug 2026Beyond mandatory HMO licensing, Windsor and Maidenhead does not currently operate a selective or additional licensing scheme. Here's the current position.
Required for any HMO let to 5 or more people forming 2+ households who share facilities.
One payment, and the licence lasts 5 years.
| Each bedroom | £30.80 |
- Renewal £847.00 plus £30.80 per extra bedroom
- Chase and admin £50.00 per hour, duplicate licence £11.18
Windsor and Maidenhead — council's own published fees, read, read 19 Aug 2026
Evidenced negative by enumeration (first-party research 19 Aug 2026): the borough HMO pages state "A house in multiple occupation (HMO) requires a licence if it fulfils all of the following: It is occupied by five or more persons who consist of two or more households, Occupants share one or more facility". Only mandatory licensing is described and no s.80 selective designation appears on rbwm.gov.uk. Note the previously held URL was the generic licensing and regulation hub and has been replaced. Distinct from Slough, Bracknell Forest, Reading, Wokingham and Buckinghamshire.
Evidenced negative by enumeration (first-party research 19 Aug 2026): the borough HMO pages name no s.56 additional designation. Fee quoted verbatim: "New licence application basic fee for five or more people comprising of two or more households: First property (with up to 5 bedrooms): £920.70; Second and subsequent properties: £847.00; Additional fee per extra bedroom (after five bedrooms): £30.80", with renewal at "Renewal of licence and second and subsequent properties: £847.00; Additional fee per extra bedroom: £30.80". A chase and administration charge of £50.00 per hour and a duplicate licence charge of £11.18 also apply. Licence valid for a maximum of five years. this row previously held a flat £1,100, which is not a figure the Royal Borough publishes.
Common questions
Does Windsor and Maidenhead have a selective licensing scheme?
No. Windsor and Maidenhead does not currently operate a selective licensing scheme. Mandatory HMO licensing still applies wherever a property is let to five or more people forming two or more households.
Does Windsor and Maidenhead have an additional HMO licensing scheme?
No. Windsor and Maidenhead does not currently operate an additional HMO licensing scheme. Mandatory HMO licensing still applies wherever a property is let to five or more people forming two or more households.
Do I need an HMO licence in Windsor and Maidenhead?
A mandatory HMO licence is required anywhere in England and Wales, including Windsor and Maidenhead, where a property is let to five or more people forming two or more households who share basic amenities. Smaller shared houses may also need a licence where an additional licensing scheme applies.
- Free landlord compliance check — five questions, no account
- Tenancy agreement checker — findings cited to the Act and section
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Source: Windsor and Maidenhead licensing page →
Every landlord in Windsor and Maidenhead also needs
A valid Gas Safety certificate (annual), an EICR (every 5 years), a valid EPC, a protected deposit, smoke & CO alarms, the Renters' Rights Act Information Sheet, and a current How to Rent guide — plus the new Section 8 possession rules since Section 21 was abolished on 1 May 2026.
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