West Midlands · Council licensing
Landlord licensing in Wychavon
✓ Hand-verified 19 Aug 2026Beyond mandatory HMO licensing, Wychavon 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.
Wychavon sets this fee under section 63(3) of the Housing Act 2004. Its current charge is not yet recorded here.
The council’s own licensing page carries the charge that applies today — confirm it there before you budget.
Not established is not the same as free.
Evidenced negative by enumeration (first-party research 19 Aug 2026): the council HMO page confirms mandatory licensing only, directing landlords to "submit an online application for a HMO Mandatory Licence", and names no s.80 selective designation. Note the previously held URL was a spreadsheet download of the HMO register rather than a service page, and has been replaced. Wychavon and Malvern Hills share services under the South Worcestershire arrangement. Distinct from Redditch, Bromsgrove, Worcester City and Worcestershire County Council.
Evidenced negative in the councils' own words (first-party research 19 Aug 2026): the South Worcestershire "Standards for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO)" guide POL0016 (2026), which covers Malvern Hills and Wychavon jointly and is hosted on malvernhills.gov.uk, states verbatim that "Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils do not have an Additional HMO" scheme. On fees, the Wychavon HMO page states "HMO Licence fees from 1 April 2026 are set out in the table below" and that "you will need to pay the full licence fee upon submission of your application, each licence could last for five years", so the structure is a single full fee on application. The numeric table sits behind a JavaScript-gated page and could not be read. The previously held figure of £640 has been removed because it cannot be traced to that table. open the Wychavon HMO fee table in a browser and record the 1 April 2026 figures verbatim.
Common questions
Does Wychavon have a selective licensing scheme?
No. Wychavon 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 Wychavon have an additional HMO licensing scheme?
No. Wychavon 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 Wychavon?
A mandatory HMO licence is required anywhere in England and Wales, including Wychavon, 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 Wychavon 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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