Wales · Council licensing
Landlord licensing in Caerphilly
✓ Hand-verified 18 Aug 2026Beyond mandatory HMO licensing, Caerphilly 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.
Caerphilly 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.
Evidenced negative by enumeration (first-party research 18 Aug 2026): the council HMO page states "Certain HMOs are required to be licensed by the council, however very few actually exist within the county borough. Licensing is restricted to HMOs that are 3 or more storeys in height and house 5 or more tenants, made up from 2 or more families." That is the Welsh mandatory HMO licence under the Prescribed Descriptions (Wales) Order 2006. No s.80 selective designation exists. Rent Smart Wales is the separate national registration and licensing regime and is not a Housing Act 2004 designation.
Evidenced negative by enumeration (first-party research 18 Aug 2026): the council HMO page restricts licensing to the Welsh mandatory test of three or more storeys and five or more tenants from two or more families. No s.56 additional designation exists on the council domain. The page also describes the Wales HMO management regulations 2006 and 2007, which are management duties rather than a licensing designation. Mandatory fee not published on the page.
Common questions
Does Caerphilly have a selective licensing scheme?
No. Caerphilly 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 Caerphilly have an additional HMO licensing scheme?
No. Caerphilly 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 Caerphilly?
A mandatory HMO licence is required anywhere in England and Wales, including Caerphilly, 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
- Selective licensing explained: who needs it, how to check
- Additional HMO licensing: the scheme for small shared houses
- Selective, additional or mandatory: which licence applies
- Do I need a licence to rent out my house?
Welsh letting law is not English letting law. These cover what actually applies here.
All property licensing in Wales →
Source: Caerphilly licensing page →
Every landlord in Caerphilly also needs
A valid Gas Safety certificate (annual), an EICR (every 5 years), a valid EPC, a protected deposit, and smoke & CO alarms. In Wales you must also be licensed with Rent Smart Wales (or use a licensed agent), issue a written occupation contract and the accompanying written statement, and comply with the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 — which replaced assured shorthold tenancies with occupation contracts and ended Section 21 in Wales in December 2022. The England-only How to Rent guide and Renters' Rights Act Information Sheet do not apply here.
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