Eastleigh has no Article 4 or local licensing restrictions on record.
Indicative 5-person HMO licence fee: £1,400 · subject to change — verify against the council page.
Eastleigh publishes an HMO Information Pack (22 pages, PDF) that walks landlords through national HMO standards but does not add local minima beyond them. No HMO Article 4 / additional / selective licensing currently in force. HMO licence fee for up to 5 occupants is £1,400 (one of the higher fees in our verified set). Sits between Southampton (stricter, Article 4 in student belt) and Winchester (designated-area Article 4) — Eastleigh itself is the lighter regime.
Based on our latest review, this council has no Article 4 direction on file restricting C3 → C4 conversions. C3 to C4 (≤6 persons) should fall under permitted development.
Any HMO occupied by 5 or more people forming 2 or more households requires a mandatory HMO licence from the council. Fines for unlicensed operation can exceed £30,000.
Standard national minimum bedroom sizes from the HMO Management Regulations 2018 apply.
These ratios are the council's expected baseline. Larger HMOs may need additional bathrooms and kitchen facilities — plan for at least one bathroom per 4–5 tenants in 6-bed schemes.
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