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Landlord licensing in Flintshire
✓ Hand-verified 20 Aug 2026Flintshire 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.
One payment.
| Each unit | £38.79 |
Flintshire — flintshire.gov.uk, read 19 Aug 2026
Flintshire operates no selective licensing designation under s.80. The council's HMO licence page presents mandatory HMO licensing plus the county-wide additional HMO scheme as the only regimes operating, and the council's 2025 consultation and public notice concern additional HMO licensing, not selective. No s.80 designation exists on siryfflint.gov.uk or flintshire.gov.uk. Wales rule applied. Distinguished from Wrexham, Denbighshire and Cheshire West and Chester. Established 20 Aug 2026.
An additional HMO licensing scheme is in force across the whole of Flintshire. The council designated it on 14 October 2025 under sections 56 to 60 of the Housing Act 2004 and the Welsh HMO licensing regulations, and it is known as the Flintshire County Council Additional Licensing (Houses in Multiple Occupation) Scheme 2026. It took effect on 1 April 2026 and ceases to have effect on 31 March 2031 unless revoked or extended before then. It applies to every house in multiple occupation in the county that is not already covered by mandatory licensing, in either of two categories: any HMO as defined by section 254 of the Act occupied by three or more people forming two or more households, and section 257 HMOs, meaning buildings converted into flats that do not meet the 1991 Building Regulations and have not since been brought up to standard. Operating without a licence where one is required is an offence under section 72 carrying an unlimited fine, and the landlord may be required to repay up to twelve months of rent collected while the property was unlicensed. Landlords in Wales must also be registered and licensed through Rent Smart Wales, which is a separate requirement and does not replace this one.
Areas: County-wide — the whole of Flintshire
Flintshire publishes this much: NOT ESTABLISHED. Flintshire County Council Additional Licensing (HMO) Scheme 2026 was designated 14 October 2025, applies county-wide, and runs 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031 (consultation 2 April to 11 June 2025, Cabinet report s90468). The public notice says only that fees will be published. Read the additional licensing page or the HMO fees table and record the figure.
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.
Scheme runs until: 31 March 2031
Common questions
Does Flintshire have a selective licensing scheme?
No. Flintshire 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 Flintshire have an additional HMO licensing scheme?
Yes. Flintshire 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 Flintshire?
A mandatory HMO licence is required anywhere in England and Wales, including Flintshire, 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.
Additional HMO licensing in Flintshire: areas, dates and fees →
All property licensing in Wales →
Source: Flintshire licensing page →
Every landlord in Flintshire 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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