HMO licence guides by council
UK councils run their own additional and selective licensing schemes on top of the national mandatory HMO rules. We track 74 councils with active or upcoming schemes — pick yours below.
Licensing data last checked 22 October 2026.
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- Arun
- Barking and Dagenham
- Barnet
- Bexley
- Birmingham
- Bolton
- Bradford Metropolitan
- Brent
- Brighton & Hove
- Bristol
- Bromley
- Burnley
- Camden
- Coventry
- Croydon
- Doncaster
- Durham
- Ealing
- East Staffordshire
- Enfield
- Gateshead
- Gloucester
- Great Yarmouth
- Greenwich
- Hackney
- Halton
- Hammersmith & Fulham
- Haringey
- Harrow
- Havering
- Hillingdon
- Hounslow
- Islington
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Kingston upon Hull
- Kingston upon Thames
- Lambeth
- Leeds
- Leicester
- Lewisham
- Liverpool
- Manchester
- Medway
- Merton
- Newcastle
- Newham
- North East Lincolnshire
- North Lincolnshire
- North Yorkshire
- Nottingham
- Oxford
- Peterborough
- Plymouth
- Preston
- Reading
- Redbridge
- Richmond upon Thames
- Rotherham
- Salford
- Sandwell
- Sheffield
- Slough
- Southampton
- Southwark
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Sutton
- Telford & Wrekin
- Thurrock
- Tower Hamlets
- Waltham Forest
- Wandsworth
- Westminster
- Woking
- Wolverhampton
Coverage note: we only list councils where our weekly scanner has found an active or upcoming scheme. If your council isn't listed, long-running schemes that pre-date our scanner may still apply — always check directly with the council before letting.