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Licensing in Bolsover

Bolsover has no selective or additional licensing scheme in force.

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  • National rules only17

Current ward boundaries from ONS. Some homes are exempt, so check your postcode and the scheme details below.

Selective licensing
None
Additional HMO licensing
No
Article 4 on house shares
None found
Consultation
None open

Licensing schemes

  • Mandatory HMO licence

    In force

    Mandatory HMO licensing (national scheme, Bolsover fees)

    Area

    Whole of Bolsover District (national scheme).

    Fee

    Published standard fee: £607

    Council HMO page: 'There is an initial application fee of £496 with a further fee when the licence is granted of £111 making a total HMO licence fee of £607'.

    Who needs one
    HMOs with five or more occupiers living as two or more households. 'Where a HMO is occupied by fewer than five people, it will not require a licence.'
    How we checked this

    Application forms are obtained by contacting the council (01246 242424). 'The HMO licence will last for up to 5 years.' The page includes the HMO register dated 26 October 2026. The site blocks automated requests; it was read in a browser.

    Sources

Article 4 for house shares

We found no Article 4 direction on house shares in Bolsover.

Council source

Civil penalty policy

Not yet confirmed

We have not found Bolsover's civil penalty policy yet.

Consultations

We found no consultations when we researched Bolsover.

Not yet confirmed

We could not settle these points when we researched Bolsover. Check them with the council before you rely on them.

  • Not yet confirmed

    No selective or additional licensing scheme found. Checked: the council's HMO page, the website search, and the committees.bolsover.gov.uk document search for 'selective licensing' (2019-2021 items show selective licensing was considered and 'not moving ahead' in November 2020).

  • Not yet confirmed

    Council motion of 3 December 2025 asked for public consultation on HMO impacts and Executive consideration of options including an Article 4 direction or 'enhanced licensing'; no consultation or proposal was found. Re-check.

  • Not yet confirmed

    A new civil penalties policy is pending approval by the end of 2026.

Landlord register

The national landlord register is separate from licensing. Bolsover is in East Midlands, where registration is planned from 15 February 2027 to 14 May 2027. The regulations are still in draft. Read about the register