Property licensing in Tyne and Wear

2 of the 5 councils we track in Tyne and Wear operate a selective or additional HMO licensing scheme — 40%. 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 Tyne and Wear

Across the 2 councils in Tyne and Wear where we hold a published fee, the figures we have read run from £850 (Gateshead, selective) to £1,099.68 (Gateshead, mandatory HMO). That is 5 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

The rest of Tyne and Wear

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.

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