Property licensing in Yorkshire and the Humber

6 of the 8 councils we track in Yorkshire and the Humber operate a selective or additional HMO licensing scheme — 75%. 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 Yorkshire and the Humber

Across the 7 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber where we hold a published fee, the figures we have read run from £521 (Rotherham, selective) to £1,524 (York, additional). That is 10 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 Yorkshire and the Humber

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.

East Riding of Yorkshire · Kingston upon Hull

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