How many East Midlands councils operate selective or additional licensing?

8 of the 35 councils we track in East Midlands operate at least one discretionary licensing scheme — 23%. Mandatory HMO licensing applies in all of them regardless, wherever a property is let to five or more people forming two or more households.

Does a licence in one East Midlands council cover a property in another?

No. Each designation is made by a single local authority under the Housing Act 2004 and applies only within that authority's area. A landlord with property in two East Midlands councils needs a licence from each where a scheme applies.

Property licensing in East Midlands

8 of the 35 councils we track in East Midlands operate a selective or additional HMO licensing scheme — 23%. Mandatory HMO licensing applies in every one of them regardless, wherever a property is let to five or more people forming two or more households. A licence from one council never covers a property in another.

What a licence costs in East Midlands

Across the 21 councils in East Midlands where we hold a published fee, the figures we have read run from £250 (Ashfield, selective) to £1,553 (Nottingham, additional). That is 27 fees in total, taken from each council's own published schedule and shown in full on its page — most are banded by property size or unit count, so the headline is a starting point rather than the price. A fee is never a penalty: letting unlicensed where a scheme applies risks far more than the difference between the two figures above.

Councils with a scheme

Ashfield

Selective →

Charnwood

Selective →Additional HMO →

Selective →Additional HMO →

Oadby and Wigston

Selective →

West Northamptonshire

Additional HMO →

The rest of East Midlands

No discretionary scheme is established for these councils. That means either the council has confirmed it operates none, or we have not established a position — each page says which. It never means a licence is definitely not needed: mandatory HMO licensing still applies, and a council can designate at any time.

Amber Valley · Bassetlaw · Blaby · Bolsover · Boston · Broxtowe · Chesterfield · Derby · Derbyshire Dales · East Lindsey · Erewash · Harborough · High Peak · Hinckley and Bosworth · Lincoln · Melton · Newark and Sherwood · North East Derbyshire · North Kesteven · North Northamptonshire · North West Leicestershire · Rushcliffe · Rutland · South Derbyshire · South Holland · South Kesteven · West Lindsey

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Information tool, not legal advice. Confirm the position with the council before letting.