The Article 4 HMO Master Spreadsheet
Every Article 4 direction, ranked, dated, and turned into the tools serious UK HMO investors actually use. Drop your email, get the .xlsx.
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What's inside the spreadsheet
Fifteen tabs, all on-brand, all read-only. Filter and sort your way through every English Article 4 HMO direction in 30 seconds.
- Quick Decision LookupTraffic-light status for every council. Open this first.
- Top 20 Restricted LPAsRanked by direction count — Crawley leads with 10, Bristol 8, West Northamptonshire 6.
- Trend by YearArticle 4 declarations are accelerating — 1.8× more in the last 5 years vs the prior 5.
- Council Fee Comparison10 councils side-by-side. Mandatory licence fees range £944 (Coventry) to £1,886 (Bristol).
- Compensation Eligible"Immediate" directions where existing owners may have a claim against the council.
- Compliance CalendarDrop in your start date — get every gas, EICR and licence renewal date as Excel formulas.
- GlossaryC3, C4, sui generis, mandatory vs additional vs selective licensing — explained plainly.
- Plus All Directions, Recent Activity, Pipeline, By Region, By LPA, Council HMO Licensing— the full curated dataset, hand-verified.
Why it pays to know
Article 4 status changes whether you can buy and convert, the price you'll pay, and the fines you face if you get it wrong.
Avoid £30,000 fines
Operate an HMO without the right licence in a wrong-area conversion and the council can issue civil penalties up to £30,000 per offence — without going to court.
Spot the next wave early
The "Pipeline" and "Recent Activity" tabs flag councils consulting on new directions — buy and convert before the deadline, save the planning fee.
Negotiate from data
Fee comparison + concentration rankings give you the numbers vendors and agents won't volunteer. Know which postcodes price in the restriction and which haven't.
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