Section 63 — Housing Act 2004: Applications for licences

Applications for licences 63 1 An application for a licence must be made to the local housing authority.

2 The application must be made in accordance with such requirements as the authority may specify.

3 The authority may, in particular, require the application to be accompanied by a fee fixed by the authority.

4 The power of the authority to specify requirements under this section is subject to any regulations made under subsection (5).

5 The appropriate national authority may by regulations make provision about the making of applications under this section.

6 Such regulations may, in particular—

a specify the manner and form in which applications are to be made;

b require the applicant to give copies of the application, or information about it, to particular persons;

c specify the information which is to be supplied in connection with applications;

d specify the maximum fees which are to be charged (whether by specifying amounts or methods for calculating amounts);

e specify cases in which no fees are to be charged or fees are to be refunded.

7 When fixing fees under this section, the local housing authority may (subject to any regulations made under subsection (5)) take into account—

a all costs incurred by the authority in carrying out their functions under this Part, and b all costs incurred by them in carrying out their functions under Chapter 1 of Part 4 in relation to HMOs (so far as they are not recoverable under or by virtue of any provision of that Chapter).