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Landlord licensing in Newcastle-under-Lyme
✓ Hand-verified 19 Aug 2026Beyond mandatory HMO licensing, Newcastle-under-Lyme 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.
Newcastle-under-Lyme 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 "additional licensing scheme designated April 2020" that appears in automated searches belongs to NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL, Newcastle upon Tyne, at new.newcastle.gov.uk, a completely different authority. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council sits at newcastle-staffs.gov.uk and its own HMO page describes mandatory licensing only, stating a home is an HMO where "at least 3 tenants live there, forming more than 1 household" and sharing facilities, with mandatory licensing triggered at five or more. No s.80 selective designation exists here.
Evidenced negative by enumeration (first-party research 18 Aug 2026): no s.56 additional designation exists on the Newcastle-under-Lyme domain despite significant student HMO concentration around Keele University. Article 4 directions are in force, which are PLANNING control on change of use and not licensing. A licensing policy consultation for 2025-2030 concerned the Licensing Act 2003, not Housing Act property licensing. The only fee traced is historic: a cabinet report of 18 July 2018 set GBP 586.50 for up to five bedrooms, GBP 7.65 per extra bedroom and GBP 433.50 renewal, and is likely superseded, so no fee is recorded.
Common questions
Does Newcastle-under-Lyme have a selective licensing scheme?
No. Newcastle-under-Lyme 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme have an additional HMO licensing scheme?
No. Newcastle-under-Lyme 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme?
A mandatory HMO licence is required anywhere in England and Wales, including Newcastle-under-Lyme, 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme 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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