The full HMO report — free
The complete HMO report on any UK property. Free.
Licensing, Article 4, planning, room-by-room configuration, HMO density, room rates and yield — the report others charge around £16 for. Free-plan users get three a month, no card.
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Everything a £16 report gives you — and the modelling it doesn't
Licensing
Mandatory, additional and selective schemes checked against the exact address and its council.
Article 4 & planning
Whether permitted-development rights are removed here, plus the local HMO planning picture and application history.
Room-by-room configuration
How many lettable rooms the floor area supports, with the bedroom / shared / circulation split — not just a yes/no.
HMO density & saturation
How many licensed HMOs already sit within the immediate area, so you see saturation before you commit.
Valuation, room rates & yield
Estimated value, local room rents, and gross HMO vs standard-let yield side by side.
EPC & property facts
Energy rating, floor area, type and tenure — the fundamentals every appraisal starts from.
The HMO report · free on every property
A complete HMO appraisal. No spreadsheet, no site visit.
How many ensuite rooms fit, the route to lawful use, a commercial valuation you can steer live, refinance maths, every licensed HMO within 500m and the rooms already letting nearby — from one address.
Status
Conversion opportunity · C4 permitted development
Unlicensed 3-bed semi with the certified floor area to run as a 6-room ensuite HMO — no planning permission required, licence application straightforward.
Licensed for
None
no HMO licence on record — conversion play
Planning for
None
no HMO application filed at this address
Space for
6 ensuites
modelled from 118 m² certified floor area
Article 4
Clear
no direction here
Density
Moderate
14 licensed in 500m
Yield uplift
2.8×
RoCE vs single let
Commercial valuation · GDV
£324,800
6 ensuite rooms × £725 pcm ÷ 10% target yield
Rooms
6
Rent / room
£725pcm
Yield
10%
Gross rent / yr
£0
Monthly cashflow
£0
Pulled out on refi
£0
Return on capital
0.0%
Strategy comparison · 5 yr
As an HMO
24.1% RoCE
As a single let
8.7% RoCE
Both strategies run side by side — the report tells you which one the numbers actually back.
Local market · 500m
78% approval0
licensed in 500m
0m
m to nearest
0
HMO applications
Conversion · physical space
0
double ensuites
Kitchen, living and circulation carved out of the 118 m² certified floor area first — the remainder packed with double ensuites.
Build cost sensitivity
£18k / room
£108k
£24k / room
£144k
£30k / room
£180k
Compliance & planning
0/6
under C4 PD rights
Every modelled room fits within C4 permitted development — HMO use is lawful here without a planning application.
Rooms to let · RG30
median £725 pcm0
live room listings
The rent assumption isn't a guess — it's read from rooms actually letting in this postcode right now.
Double ensuite · Tilehurst Rd
bills inc. · available now
£750pcm
Double room · Oxford Rd
couples ok · 2 wk deposit
£695pcm
Tenant points of interest
Rail station
0.6km
University
1.2km
Hospital
1.8km
Town centre
1.1km
The full feasibility report — three a month, free, no card.
HMO questions, answered
Do I need an HMO licence?
In England, a property needs a mandatory HMO licence if it's let to five or more people forming two or more households who share a kitchen, bathroom or toilet — regardless of how many storeys it has. Councils can also require licences for smaller HMOs (additional licensing) or for every rented home in an area (selective licensing), so three- and four-tenant properties often need one too. Wales differs: the three-storey condition still applies and every landlord must also register with Rent Smart Wales. Because it turns on the exact address and its local scheme, the report checks your specific property rather than guessing.
What's in a Bricksmart HMO report?
Licensing status, Article 4 and planning context, room-by-room configuration from the floor area, HMO density in the surrounding area, estimated value, local room rates, and gross HMO versus standard-let yield — plus the core EPC and property facts. It's a full feasibility report, not a single-line licensing answer.
Is it really free?
Yes. Free-plan users get three full HMO reports every month with no card required. Paid plans raise the monthly allowance for people running properties at volume.
How is this different from paying per report elsewhere?
Other tools charge around £16 for a single report. Bricksmart gives you three full reports a month free, and includes modelling those tools don't — room-by-room configuration and the planning-cap picture, not just a licensing flag.
Where does the data come from?
Official and public sources — council licensing registers, planning authorities, EPC records and Land Registry — combined with current local market rental data. Licensing rules and schemes vary by local authority, so the report is checked against the specific council for the address.
Run your first HMO report free
Three full reports a month on the free plan, no card. Enter an address above, or create your account first.
- Full feasibility report, not a licensing flag
- Three a month, free, no card
- Checked against the local council's scheme