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Landlord licensing in Haringey
✓ Hand-verified 19 Aug 2026Haringey 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.
Haringey 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.
Haringey operates a selective licensing scheme covering the twelve wards in the east of the borough: White Hart Lane, Northumberland Park, Bruce Grove, Seven Sisters, Tottenham Hale, Tottenham Green, St Ann's, West Green, Harringay, Noel Park, Bounds Green and Woodside. It came into force on 17 November 2022 and runs for five years. Every privately rented home inside the zone let to one person, two people or a single household such as a family needs a licence, so an ordinary flat or family house is caught as well as shared housing. The council publishes a checker so a landlord can confirm whether a specific address falls inside the designation. The standard fee is £705.84 for the five-year licence, taken in two parts: £411.57 on application, covering administration, and £294.27 once the application is approved, covering compliance and enforcement. Letting an unlicensed property inside the zone is a criminal offence carrying a civil penalty of up to £30,000 or prosecution, and exposes the landlord to a rent repayment order.
Areas: 14 wards: Bounds Green, Bruce Castle, Harringay, Hermitage and Gardens, Noel Park, Northumberland Park, Seven Sisters, South Tottenham, St Ann's, Tottenham Central, Tottenham Hale, West Green, White Hart Lane, Woodside. Made 8 March 2022, confirmed by the Minister 17 August 2022
Paid in two parts — one on application, the balance before the licence is issued.
| Part A | £411.57 |
| Part B | £294.27 |
| Total | £705.84 |
- £50 discount for accredited landlords or agents
Haringey — haringey.gov.uk, read 19 Aug 2026
Scheme runs until: 17 November 2027
Haringey operates a borough-wide additional licensing scheme for houses in multiple occupation, running from 2024 to 2029. A licence is required for shared properties that fall outside the mandatory regime, typically those let to three or four people forming two or more households who share a kitchen, bathroom or toilet. The published fee is £1,295 for a five-year licence. Because Haringey also runs selective licensing across the twelve eastern wards, a landlord there should establish which of the two schemes catches a given property before applying: a shared house of three or four occupants falls under additional licensing, while a single-household let falls under selective. Letting a licensable HMO without a licence carries a civil penalty of up to £30,000 or prosecution, and exposes the landlord to a rent repayment order for up to twelve months of rent.
Areas: Whole borough, Designation No. 4 of 2024, including s.257 HMOs. Made 12 March 2024
One payment.
| Each week | £1.80 |
Haringey — Haringey Additional HMO Licensing Scheme 2024 to 2029 fee documentation, read, read 19 Aug 2026
Scheme runs until: 16 June 2029
Common questions
Does Haringey have a selective licensing scheme?
Yes. Haringey operates a selective 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.
Does Haringey have an additional HMO licensing scheme?
Yes. Haringey 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 Haringey?
A mandatory HMO licence is required anywhere in England and Wales, including Haringey, 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 Haringey: areas, dates and fees →
Additional HMO licensing in Haringey: areas, dates and fees →
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Source: Haringey licensing page →
Every landlord in Haringey 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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