Registry
Every additional HMO licensing scheme in England and Wales
Additional licensing catches HMOs that fall OUTSIDE the national mandatory regime — typically three or four occupiers — wherever a council has designated an area. A property can need this even though it is too small to need a mandatory HMO licence.
63 schemes across 317 councils, of which 56 are in force today. For 2 councils we have not established a position either way, so they are absent from this table — that means we do not know, not that they operate no scheme. Most recent record change: 25 August 2026.
| Council | In force from | Runs to | Area covered | We last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arun | 1 February 2025 | 31 January 2030 | River, Marine and Hotham wards | 20 August 2026 |
| Barking & Dagenham | 9 January 2025 | 8 January 2030 | Borough-wide, all wards. Properties occupied by 3 or 4 persons forming two or more households. Approved by Cabinet 23… | 20 August 2026 |
| Barnet | 27 October 2022 | 27 October 2027 | Borough-wide, including certain s.257 blocks | 20 August 2026 |
| Birmingham | 5 June 2023 | 4 June 2028 | All wards within the city of Birmingham, city-wide | 19 August 2026 |
| Brent | 2 February 2026 | 1 February 2031 | Borough-wide, including s.257 HMOs. Designation 3/2025, confirmed by Cabinet 13 October 2025 | 25 August 2026 |
| Brighton and Hove | 1 July 2024 | 30 June 2029 | Entire city. HMOs of two or more storeys occupied by 3 or 4 people | 25 August 2026 |
| Bristol | 6 April 2022 | 5 August 2029 | City-wide additional licensing for HMOs with 3 or 4 occupants forming 2 or more households | 25 August 2026 |
| Camden | 8 December 2025 | 8 December 2030 | Whole borough, including s.257 HMOs where fewer than half the flats are owner-occupied. Made 2 July 2025 under the 23… | 19 August 2026 |
| Cardiff | 1 February 2023 | 31 January 2028 | Cathays Community Ward (all HMOs). The earlier Plasnewydd designation commenced 1 January 2021 and EXPIRED 31 December… | 20 August 2026 |
| Ceredigion | 10 July 2024 | 9 July 2029 | County-wide for larger and section 257 HMOs; designated Aberystwyth wards additionally for three-person,… | 24 August 2026 |
| Charnwood | 1 April 2023 | 31 March 2028 | Borough-wide | 25 August 2026 |
| City of Westminster | 31 August 2026 | 30 August 2031 | Borough-wide, 18 wards. The current designation ceases 30 August 2026 and a renewed borough-wide scheme runs 31 August… | 25 August 2026 |
| Conwy | 1 October 2025 | 30 September 2030 | All HMOs on Marine Road and South Parade, Pensarn, Abergele, part of the Pensarn Pentre Mawr ward. Designated 27 July… | 20 August 2026 |
| Coventry | 4 May 2025 | 3 May 2030 | City-wide. HMOs occupied by 3 or 4 occupiers and certain s.257 HMOs. Designation made 7 October 2024 | 19 August 2026 |
| Croydon | 1 September 2026 | 1 September 2031 | Borough-wide, all 28 wards. Designated 25 March 2026, commences 1 September 2026 | 19 August 2026 |
| Denbighshire | 1 February 2026 | 31 January 2031 | County-wide, with Denbigh, Llangollen, Prestatyn and Rhyl re-designated within it | 20 August 2026 |
| Ealing | not held | 31 March 2027 | not held | 19 August 2026 |
| Enfield | 1 September 2025 | 31 August 2030 | Borough-wide | 19 August 2026 |
| Flintshire | 1 April 2026 | 31 March 2031 | County-wide — the whole of Flintshire | 20 August 2026 |
| Gateshead | 1 June 2025 | 31 May 2030 | 16 neighbourhoods, designated 18 February 2025, in force 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2030 | 24 August 2026 |
| Gloucester | 21 September 2026 | 20 September 2031 | Whole city, all wards. Smaller HMOs of 3 or 4 occupants and s.257 HMOs | 19 August 2026 |
| Greenwich | 1 January 2024 | 31 December 2028 | Whole borough, including s.257 HMOs. Made 20 September 2023. Replaced an earlier scheme that ran 1 October 2017 to 30… | 19 August 2026 |
| Hackney | 1 May 2026 | 30 April 2031 | Borough-wide additional licensing for HMOs with 3 or 4 people forming 2 or more households | 19 August 2026 |
| Hammersmith & Fulham | 5 June 2022 | 4 June 2027 | Borough-wide | 19 August 2026 |
| Haringey | 17 June 2024 | 16 June 2029 | Whole borough, Designation No. 4 of 2024, including s.257 HMOs. Made 12 March 2024 | 19 August 2026 |
| Havering | 18 March 2026 | 17 March 2031 | Borough-wide. Designated 10 December 2025 | 25 August 2026 |
| Hillingdon | 24 August 2026 | 23 August 2031 | Borough-wide. Small HMOs occupied by 3 or 4 people in 2 or more households. Section 257 excluded. Cabinet approved 19… | 19 August 2026 |
| Hounslow | 11 December 2025 | 10 December 2030 | Borough-wide | 24 August 2026 |
| Islington | 1 February 2026 | 31 January 2031 | Borough-wide additional licensing covering all HMOs with 3 or 4 occupants forming 2 or more households | 24 August 2026 |
| Kensington & Chelsea | not held | 31 May 2028 | Borough-wide - applies to all privately rented properties which are occupied by three or more people living as two or… | 21 August 2026 |
| Lambeth | 9 December 2021 | 8 December 2026 | not held | 24 August 2026 |
| Lewisham | 5 April 2022 | 4 April 2027 | Borough-wide. Section 257 HMOs excluded | 24 August 2026 |
| Luton | 1 June 2026 | 4 February 2029 | Borough-wide. Small HMOs with three or four persons. Designation made 25 October 2023, went live 1 June 2026 | 19 August 2026 |
| Merton | 24 September 2023 | 23 September 2028 | Seven wards: Figge's Marsh, Graveney, Longthornton, Pollards Hill, Colliers Wood, Cricket Green, Lavender Fields | 25 August 2026 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 5 April 2025 | 5 April 2030 | City-wide additional licensing for HMOs with 3-4 occupants in specific property types | 25 August 2026 |
| Newham | 1 January 2023 | 31 December 2027 | Borough-wide additional licensing for HMOs occupied by 3 or 4 people in up to 2 separate households | 9 August 2026 |
| Newport | 13 February 2025 | 12 February 2030 | 21 wards: Allt-yr-yn, Alway, Beechwood, Bettws, Bishton and Langstone, Caerleon, Gaer, Graig, Llanwern, Lliswerry,… | 25 August 2026 |
| Nottingham | 1 January 2024 | 31 December 2028 | City-wide - all HMOs with 3 or 4 occupants forming 2 or more households | 19 August 2026 |
| Oxford | 25 June 2026 | 24 June 2031 | City-wide - all HMOs with 3 or 4 occupants forming 2 or more households | 25 August 2026 |
| Peterborough | 26 January 2026 | 25 January 2031 | City-wide. Decision made 2 October 2025. Covers 3 to 4 person HMOs and s.257 HMOs | 19 August 2026 |
| Portsmouth | 1 September 2023 | 31 August 2028 | City-wide. All HMOs across the city occupied by 3 or 4 people forming two or more households | 19 August 2026 |
| Reading | 1 March 2026 | 28 February 2031 | Borough-wide | 25 August 2026 |
| Redbridge | 18 September 2023 | 17 September 2028 | Borough-wide | 25 August 2026 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | not held | 31 March 2029 | Borough-wide, all electoral wards. RCT Additional Licensing (HMO) Scheme, confirmed 21 December 2023 | 19 August 2026 |
| Rochdale | not held | 28 April 2030 | Borough-wide. Applies to 3 or more unrelated occupants forming 2 or more households, any number of storeys, plus s.257… | 19 August 2026 |
| Sandwell | 1 October 2024 | 30 September 2029 | Borough-wide. Cabinet approved 19 June 2024. The earlier West Bromwich additional scheme was revoked into this one | 19 August 2026 |
| Sefton | 1 March 2023 | 29 February 2028 | Parts of Seaforth, Waterloo, Brighton-le-Sands and Southport | 25 August 2026 |
| Southampton | 1 October 2025 | 30 September 2030 | Nine wards: Banister and Polygon, Bevois, Bargate, Portswood, Swaythling, Bassett, Freemantle, Shirley, Millbrook.… | 20 August 2026 |
| Southwark | 1 March 2022 | 1 March 2027 | Borough-wide. Made 28 October 2021 | 19 August 2026 |
| Sutton | 22 March 2026 | 21 December 2030 | Whole borough | 25 August 2026 |
| Swansea | 14 February 2026 | 13 February 2031 | Castle, Uplands, St Thomas and Waterfront wards. The Additional HMO Licensing (Castle, Uplands, St Thomas and… | 19 August 2026 |
| Telford and Wrekin | 25 August 2026 | 24 August 2031 | Borough-wide — the whole of Telford and Wrekin | 21 August 2026 |
| Thurrock | 7 September 2025 | 6 September 2030 | Borough-wide, all 20 wards. Cabinet agreed May 2025 | 19 August 2026 |
| Tower Hamlets | 1 April 2024 | 31 March 2029 | Borough-wide additional licensing for HMOs occupied by 3 or 4 people in all wards | 19 August 2026 |
| Walsall | 1 September 2022 | 31 August 2027 | Phase 1: Pleck, Palfrey, Paddocks, St Matthews. Phase 2: Willenhall South, Birchills Leamore, Blakenall, Bentley and… | 21 August 2026 |
| Waltham Forest | 1 April 2025 | 31 March 2030 | Borough-wide additional licensing for HMOs with 3 or 4 occupants | 19 August 2026 |
| Wandsworth | 1 July 2025 | 30 June 2030 | Borough-wide, all wards. Section 257 HMOs excluded. Made 22 July 2024 | 25 August 2026 |
| Warwick | 18 January 2024 | 17 January 2029 | Whole district (the entire area of Warwick district, delineated and edged in black on the map at Appendix A of the… | 19 August 2026 |
| West Northamptonshire | 24 February 2025 | 23 February 2030 | The 2020 area extended westward plus additional areas in Northampton and Daventry. Covers HMOs with three or four… | 20 August 2026 |
| Woking | 5 January 2026 | 4 January 2031 | Borough-wide. HMOs with 3 or 4 occupants. Designated by Executive 11 September 2025 | 25 August 2026 |
| Worcester | 1 September 2025 | 31 August 2030 | Entire city. The council states that on 21 May 2025 it designated the whole City of Worcester as subject to Additional… | 20 August 2026 |
| Wrexham | 1 January 2022 | 31 December 2026 | not held | 25 August 2026 |
| York | 1 April 2023 | 31 March 2028 | Eight wards: Clifton, Fishergate, Fulford and Heslington, Guildhall, Heworth, Hull Road, Micklegate, Osbaldwick and… | 25 August 2026 |
How to read this
- A designation runs five years at most and does not roll over. An expiry date is not the end of the obligation — councils redesignate, often over a wider area.
- Most schemes cover part of a council's area, not all of it. The area column carries the council's own words; check your address against their ward map before concluding anything.
- A missing council is a gap in our records, not evidence of no scheme.
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