Wales · Council licensing
Landlord licensing in Pembrokeshire
✓ Hand-verified 19 Aug 2026Beyond mandatory HMO licensing, Pembrokeshire 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.
Pembrokeshire 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 19 Aug 2026): the council's HMO page (page ID 1795, revised 3 December 2025) states "The Housing Act 2004 says that certain types of larger HMOs must be licensed - this is Mandatory Licensing." A live register of licensed HMOs is published on the same page. No s.80 selective designation under the Housing Act 2004 is named. Rent Smart Wales is a national registration and licensing regime under the Housing (Wales) Act 2014, administered separately by the council, and is neither evidence for nor against a Housing Act 2004 designation.
Evidenced negative by enumeration (first-party research 19 Aug 2026): the council's HMO page describes mandatory licensing only and publishes a register of licensed HMOs; no s.56 additional designation is named. Note the page retains the pre-October 2018 three-storey framing ("Three or more storeys high and, Are occupied by 5 or more persons who do not form a single household"), so the wording is dated even though the position on discretionary schemes is clear. Mandatory HMO fees sit on a dedicated council fees page separate from Rent Smart Wales fees and were not captured first-party in this pass; next step is to read that fees page.
Common questions
Does Pembrokeshire have a selective licensing scheme?
No. Pembrokeshire 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 Pembrokeshire have an additional HMO licensing scheme?
No. Pembrokeshire 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 Pembrokeshire?
A mandatory HMO licence is required anywhere in England and Wales, including Pembrokeshire, 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.
All property licensing in Wales →
Source: Pembrokeshire licensing page →
Every landlord in Pembrokeshire 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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