West Midlands · Council licensing
Landlord licensing in Shropshire
✓ Hand-verified 19 Aug 2026Beyond mandatory HMO licensing, Shropshire 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.
| Each unit | £170 |
- £1,200 up to and including 5 units, plus £170 per additional unit thereafter
Shropshire — council's own published fees, read, read 19 Aug 2026
Evidenced negative by enumeration (first-party research 19 Aug 2026): the council HMO page states "Nationally, HMOs occupied by five or more people, in two or more households, where there is sharing of facilities, eg kitchen or bathroom, must be licensed. This is a mandatory government requirement." No s.80 selective designation appears on the council domain. press coverage reports a council proposal to extend HMO licensing alongside a proposed Article 4 direction, but neither is confirmed on a Shropshire domain, so it is recorded as a watch item and not as a scheme. Note the canonical host is www.shropshire.gov.uk; next.shropshire.gov.uk is a staging or replatform variant and should not be used as the public URL.
Evidenced negative by enumeration (first-party research 19 Aug 2026): the council HMO page presents mandatory licensing as the only licensing operating and names no s.56 additional designation. Fee quoted verbatim: "The cost is £1200 up to and including five units, and a further £170 per each additional unit thereafter." Telford and Wrekin is a separate unitary and has an additional licensing scheme for three and four tenant HMOs coming into force 25 August 2026 plus a confirmed Article 4 Direction from 27 February 2027. Those belong to Telford and Wrekin, NOT Shropshire. this row previously held a flat £1,100, which is not a figure Shropshire publishes.
Common questions
Does Shropshire have a selective licensing scheme?
No. Shropshire 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 Shropshire have an additional HMO licensing scheme?
No. Shropshire 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 Shropshire?
A mandatory HMO licence is required anywhere in England and Wales, including Shropshire, 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 Shropshire 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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