Property licence applications, prepared for you to check and declare
We gather your documents, complete the council's application form accurately and hand it over ready. You check it, make the declaration and pay the council's fee yourself.
£299 per property, fixed. For letting agents and company landlords. Paid in advance and refunded in full if we cannot prepare the application.
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Licence application, prepared
| Part of the application | Who |
|---|---|
| Property and letting detailsfrom the information you send | We complete |
| Floor plan and certificatessupplied by you, named and put in order | We attach |
| Queries and gapsraised with you in writing, never guessed | We ask |
| Final check of every answer | You check |
| The legal declaration | You declare |
| The council's licence feepaid by you, direct to the council | You pay |
Starting with Medway
Medway Council is introducing selective licensing and additional HMO licensing in named wards, alongside the existing mandatory HMO licence. Our first focus is helping agents and landlords there get applications ready.
- Applications open on Monday 4 January 2027 The council says you can apply online from that date and cannot apply before it.
- Selective licensing covers 7 wards Chatham Central and Brompton, Fort Pitt, Gillingham North, Gillingham South, Luton, Strood North and Frindsbury, and Watling.
- Additional HMO licensing covers 6 wards The same wards, except Strood North and Frindsbury.
- The schemes run until 3 January 2032 Unless the council ends them earlier or extends them.
Source: Medway Council, Private rented sector licensing, checked 11 November 2026.
Two separate fees: ours and the council's
Using us costs £299 per property on top of what the council charges for the licence. If you apply directly to the council yourself, you pay the council's fee only.
Our fee, paid to Licence Prep
£299 per property
For preparing one licence application. Paid in advance. Refunded in full if we cannot prepare the application.
This is our charge for preparation only. No part of it goes to the council.
The council's licence fee, paid by you to Medway Council
- Selective licence
- £840
- Part A £436 on application, Part B £404 after approval
- Additional HMO licence
- £1,600
- Part A £830 on application, Part B £770 after approval
You pay this yourself, on your own card, direct to the council. We never take or pass on council fees. Source: Medway Council, checked 11 November 2026.
How it works
Free portfolio check
Send us the postcodes of the properties you manage. We tell you by email which appear to fall inside a licensing scheme.
You order and send the documents
£299 per property, paid in advance. You send the measured floor plan, certificates and property information by email or upload.
We complete the council's form
Accurately, from what you have sent. Where something is missing or unclear, we ask you. We do not guess.
You check, declare and pay the council
The proposed licence holder or managing agent checks every answer, makes the legal declaration and pays the council's fee on their own card.
We prepare, you declare
- You supply the measured floor plan, the certificates and the property information, and you are responsible for their accuracy.
- The proposed licence holder or managing agent must check the application and make the declaration themselves. We never make it for you.
- You pay the council's fee yourself. We never pay council fees and never hold client money.
- We do not visit or inspect properties.
- Nothing on this site or in our work is legal advice.
- Licence decisions are the council's. We cannot promise that a licence will be granted.
You can do this yourself
You do not need us, or anyone else, to apply for a property licence. Landlords and managing agents can apply directly to the council and pay only the council's fee. Medway Council's property licensing page explains its schemes and how to get advice from the council.
Our service is for agents and landlord companies with several properties to license at once, who would rather hand over the gathering, form filling and checking for a fixed fee and keep their own time for the final check and the declaration.
Find out which of your properties are affected
The portfolio check is free and does not commit you to anything. It tells you which of your properties appear to sit inside a Medway licensing ward, using the council's published wards.