East Midlands · Council licensing
Landlord licensing in Amber Valley
✓ Hand-verified 20 Aug 2026Beyond mandatory HMO licensing, Amber Valley does not currently operate a selective or additional licensing scheme. Here's the current position.
Required for any HMO let to 5 or more people forming 2+ households who share facilities.
Amber Valley sets this fee under section 63(3) of the Housing Act 2004. Its current charge is not yet recorded here.
The council’s own licensing page carries the charge that applies today — confirm it there before you budget.
Not established is not the same as free.
Amber Valley operates no selective licensing scheme. The council states on its own houses in multiple occupancy page: "Amber Valley Borough Council currently does not operate any selective licensing schemes." That is an express council statement, not an inference from silence. The same page describes mandatory HMO licensing only — required since 2006 for HMOs of five or more residents in buildings of three storeys or more, and since 1 October 2018 for five or more residents regardless of the number of storeys. The word "currently" is the council's own and is reproduced rather than smoothed away: it is a statement about today, not a permanent one.
Amber Valley operates no additional HMO licensing scheme under s.56. Its landlord-facing HMO page presents mandatory licensing as the only HMO regime operating, offering a single mandatory licence (£468.95 plus £326.22 on grant), and the same page states verbatim "Amber Valley Borough Council currently does not operate any selective licensing schemes", confirming this is the page that would name a discretionary scheme if one existed. No s.56 designation, notice or consultation appears on ambervalley.gov.uk. Distinguished from Derby City, Erewash, Bolsover and North East Derbyshire. Established 20 Aug 2026 from ambervalley.gov.uk.
Common questions
Does Amber Valley have a selective licensing scheme?
No. Amber Valley does not currently operate a selective licensing scheme. Mandatory HMO licensing still applies wherever a property is let to five or more people forming two or more households.
Does Amber Valley have an additional HMO licensing scheme?
No. Amber Valley does not currently operate an additional HMO licensing scheme. Mandatory HMO licensing still applies wherever a property is let to five or more people forming two or more households.
Do I need an HMO licence in Amber Valley?
A mandatory HMO licence is required anywhere in England and Wales, including Amber Valley, where a property is let to five or more people forming two or more households who share basic amenities. Smaller shared houses may also need a licence where an additional licensing scheme applies.
- Free landlord compliance check — five questions, no account
- Tenancy agreement checker — findings cited to the Act and section
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Every landlord in Amber Valley also needs
A valid Gas Safety certificate (annual), an EICR (every 5 years), a valid EPC, a protected deposit, smoke & CO alarms, the Renters' Rights Act Information Sheet, and a current How to Rent guide — plus the new Section 8 possession rules since Section 21 was abolished on 1 May 2026.
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