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Landlord licensing in Harrow
✓ Hand-verified 24 Aug 2026Harrow 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.
Paid in two parts — one on application, the balance before the licence is issued.
- Renewal £785.90 + £500.00 = £1,285.90
- Renewal with a material change £1,818.00
Harrow — harrow.gov.uk, read 19 Aug 2026
Areas: Edgware, Greenhill, Marlborough, Roxeth, Wealdstone North, Wealdstone South (six wards)
One payment.
- Renewal identical at £786
Harrow, read 24 August 2026
Scheme runs until: 31 August 2031
Harrow's borough-wide additional HMO licensing designation has EXPIRED by its own record. The council designated it on 6 May 2021 (public legal notice on harrow.gov.uk), it commenced 6 August 2021 covering all HMOs of three or more people in two or more households including s.257, and the council's own consultation portal states "The current designation expires on 5 August 2026". That date has passed. A renewal consultation ran 19 December 2025 to 27 February 2026 and closed, with final proposals to be presented to Cabinet in 2026, but no Cabinet decision or replacement public notice could be found on any Harrow domain. A closed consultation is not a scheme, so the additional flag is recorded as not in force. Harrow's selective scheme is a separate live Part 3 designation and remains as recorded. Established 21 Aug 2026.
Common questions
Does Harrow have a selective licensing scheme?
Yes. Harrow 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 Harrow have an additional HMO licensing scheme?
No. Harrow 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 Harrow?
A mandatory HMO licence is required anywhere in England and Wales, including Harrow, 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 Harrow 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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