South East · Council licensing
Landlord licensing in Runnymede
✓ Hand-verified 17 Aug 2026Beyond mandatory HMO licensing, Runnymede 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.
One payment.
Runnymede, read 19 August 2026
Runnymede operates no selective licensing scheme. The council states on its own HMO licensing page: "No additional or selective licensing schemes are currently in operation." That single sentence accounts for both discretionary scheme types, which is why it settles both flags where a sentence naming only one would not. The page otherwise describes mandatory licensing only, extended from 1 October 2018 to HMOs occupied by five or more persons in two or more households regardless of storeys, with a basic fee of £815 per licence.
Runnymede operates no additional HMO licensing scheme. The council states on its own HMO licensing page: "No additional or selective licensing schemes are currently in operation." Smaller HMOs below the mandatory five-occupant threshold therefore need no licence in Runnymede. The council publishes a basic mandatory licence fee of £815, rising to £1,027 where an incomplete application requires extra processing, with a further £93 where the managing agent differs from the licence holder.
Common questions
Does Runnymede have a selective licensing scheme?
No. Runnymede 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 Runnymede have an additional HMO licensing scheme?
No. Runnymede 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 Runnymede?
A mandatory HMO licence is required anywhere in England and Wales, including Runnymede, 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 Runnymede 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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