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Landlord licensing in North Warwickshire
✓ Hand-verified 19 Aug 2026Beyond mandatory HMO licensing, North Warwickshire 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.
The band is set by the number of separate lettings.
| 5 to 9 | £952 |
| 10 to 14 | £1,000 |
| 15 to 19 | £1,046 |
- Renewals £833 / £870 / £907 / £944
North Warwickshire — council's own published fees, read, read 19 Aug 2026
Evidenced negative by enumeration (first-party research 19 Aug 2026): the council's HMO page (modified 25 March 2024) states "You need a mandatory HMO licence if: five or more unrelated people live at the property and all or some of them share a toilet, bathroom or kitchen." No s.80 selective designation is named. The page also records "An Article 4 Direction came into effect on 2 March 2026 meaning all new HMO's, regardless of size will require planning permission": that is a planning control, not a licensing designation. Distinct from Warwick District, Warwickshire County Council, Rugby and Nuneaton and Bedworth.
Evidenced negative by enumeration (first-party research 19 Aug 2026): the council's HMO page presents mandatory licensing as the only licensing operating and names no s.56 additional designation. Fee banded by occupier count: new application £904 (5 to 9 occupiers), £952 (10 to 14), £1,000 (15 to 19), £1,046 (20+); renewals £833, £870, £907 and £944 on the same bands. Warwick District Council operates its own s.56 additional scheme (designation made 9 October 2023, in force 18 January 2024, ceasing 17 January 2029). That is a separate authority and must not be attributed to North Warwickshire.
Common questions
Does North Warwickshire have a selective licensing scheme?
No. North Warwickshire 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 North Warwickshire have an additional HMO licensing scheme?
No. North Warwickshire 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 North Warwickshire?
A mandatory HMO licence is required anywhere in England and Wales, including North Warwickshire, 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 North Warwickshire 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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