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Landlord licensing in Enfield
Enfield operates discretionary property licensing. Letting an unlicensed property where a scheme applies risks a civil penalty of up to £30,000 and a rent repayment order — check whether your property is covered below.
Required for any HMO let to 5 or more people forming 2+ households who share facilities.
The band is set by the number of bedrooms.
| Part A | £889 |
| Part B | £727 |
| Total, up to 5 | £1,616 |
| 6 rooms | £1,797.50 |
| 7 rooms | £1,979 |
| 8 rooms | £2,160.50 |
| 9 rooms | £2,342 |
| 10 rooms | £2,523.50 |
- Discounts against Part 2 from 1 September 2025: £50 for an accredited landlord (LLAS, NRLA, UKALA, BLA, also ARLA Propertymark and Safeagent) and £100 for EPC C or above, up to £150 combined
Enfield — enfield.gov.uk, read 19 Aug 2026
Selective licensing RENEWED AND EXPANDED. The outgoing 14-ward designation ends 31 August 2026 and is replaced without a gap by a new scheme covering 17 wards, approved by Enfield Cabinet on 22 April 2026 (Key Decision 6032, effective 2 May 2026 after the call-in period) following consultation opened in October 2025. The new scheme comes into force on 1 September 2026 and runs for five years to 31 August 2031. It is split across two designations: Designation 1 covers 13 wards (Bowes, Brimsdown, Bullsmoor, Carterhatch, Edmonton Green, Enfield Lock, Haselbury, Jubilee, Lower Edmonton, Ponders End, Southbury, Upper Edmonton, Whitewebbs); Designation 2 covers 4 wards (New Southgate, Palmers Green, Southgate, Town). It applies to all privately rented properties in those wards. The proposed licence fee is around GBP 750, with discounts for accredited landlords, multi-dwelling applications and properties rated EPC C or above; confirm the exact fee at application as sources report GBP 750 and GBP 755. Borough-wide additional HMO licensing runs separately to 31 August 2030 and is unaffected. Verified 4 Aug 2026 against enfield.gov.uk and BoroughReady.
Areas: 17 wards across 2 designations. Designation 1 (13 wards): Bowes, Brimsdown, Bullsmoor, Carterhatch, Edmonton Green, Enfield Lock, Haselbury, Jubilee, Lower Edmonton, Ponders End, Southbury, Upper Edmonton, Whitewebbs. Designation 2 (4 wards): New Southgate, Palmers Green, Southgate, Town.
One payment.
Enfield, read 19 August 2026
Scheme runs until: 31 August 2031
The London Borough of Enfield operates a borough-wide Additional HMO Licensing Scheme that came into force on 1 September 2025 and runs for five years until 31 August 2030. This is a renewal of the original scheme that started on 1 September 2020 and ended on 31 August 2025; Cabinet approved the renewal in March 2025 following a public consultation. The scheme covers all Houses in Multiple Occupation in the borough that fall outside the mandatory HMO licensing regime — that is, properties occupied by three or four people from more than one household who share kitchen, bathroom or toilet facilities under one or more tenancies. Section 257 HMOs (certain converted blocks of flats where the conversion did not comply with Building Regulations) are explicitly EXCLUDED from the Enfield additional scheme. The scheme operates alongside the mandatory HMO licensing scheme (which applies borough-wide to HMOs occupied by 5+ people from 2+ households) and the borough-wide Article 4 Direction in place since 22 October 2012, which removes permitted development rights to convert single-family properties into small HMOs without planning permission. The application fee for an additional HMO licence is £1,450 per property, payable in two parts (Part 1 non-refundable on application, Part 2 collected automatically when the draft licence is issued). From 1 September 2025, landlords may be entitled to discounts of £50, £100 or £150 off Part 2 of the fee depending on their accreditation status with recognised bodies. The mandatory HMO licence application fee is £1,616 for a property with up to five lettable rooms, with the cost increasing for larger properties. Where there is a breach of planning control, the council typically issues a reduced-term licence (usually 2 years) to give the landlord time to either fix the breach or obtain planning consent. Operating an unlicensed HMO exposes the landlord to prosecution with an unlimited fine, a civil financial penalty of up to £30,000 per offence without warning, Rent Repayment Orders of up to 12 months rent, and entry on the Mayor of London Rogue Landlord Checker.
Areas: Borough-wide
One payment.
Enfield, read 19 August 2026
Scheme runs until: 31 August 2030
Common questions
Does Enfield have a selective licensing scheme?
Yes, from 1 September 2026. Enfield has designated a selective licensing scheme that comes into force on 1 September 2026. A licence is not required before that date, but it will be from it.
Does Enfield have an additional HMO licensing scheme?
Yes. Enfield operates an additional HMO licensing scheme. Letting a property covered by it without a licence risks a civil penalty of up to £30,000, a rent repayment order of up to twelve months' rent, and the loss of the right to serve a section 21 notice.
Do I need an HMO licence in Enfield?
A mandatory HMO licence is required anywhere in England and Wales, including Enfield, 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 in Enfield: areas, dates and fees →
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Every landlord in Enfield 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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