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Licensing in Cannock Chase

Cannock Chase has no selective or additional licensing scheme in force.

Researched 14 October 2026 · Independently checked 14 October 2026

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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 (Housing Act 2004 Part 2)

    Area

    National scheme, applies across the whole of Cannock Chase district.

    Fee

    £1,029 for 5 years

    £1,028.55 per property application, paid through the online application. The council's page splits it as £375.45 plus £653.10 (labelled 'subsidence' and 'deposit'), and says £375.45 is refunded if the application is refused. The GOV.UK application page shows the same £1,028.55 fee. The council's HMO page was last updated 2 April 2026.

    Who needs one
    HMOs with five or more people in more than one household who share amenities such as bathrooms, toilets and cooking facilities.
    Notes
    Included because the council publishes its own fee. A licence 'will typically last 5 years'. Documents needed include a fire risk assessment, gas safety record, EICR, fire alarm certificate, proposed tenancy agreement and layout plan. The council's HMO page still says a civil penalty for HMO management failures is 'up to £30,000', which predates the Renters' Rights Act £40,000 maximum. No selective or additional licensing scheme is referred to on the council's private sector housing pages.
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    Sources

Article 4 for house shares

We found no Article 4 direction on house shares in Cannock Chase.

Council source

Civil penalty policy

The council's policy sets how it decides the size of a fine. The version we found has not been updated for the Renters' Rights Act.

The published Housing Civil Penalty Policy (Appendix 1 to the Private Sector Housing Enforcement Policy 2023, linked from the council's enforcement policy page, last updated 11 June 2024) states a maximum of £30,000 per offence under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 regime. It covers s30, s72 (HMO licensing), s95 (selective licensing), s139 and s234 offences, with a charging table in its Appendix 1. It has not been updated for the Renters' Rights Act 2025 £40,000 maximum. The Cabinet forward plan for October to December 2026 lists an item, 'Enforcement Powers Under the Housing Act 1988', for Cabinet on 3 December 2026.

Cannock Chase's civil penalty policy

Consultations

No consultation was recorded when we researched Cannock Chase.

Not yet confirmed

These points were unresolved when we researched Cannock Chase on 14 October 2026. Check them with the council before you rely on them.

  • Not yet confirmed

    The civil penalty policy on the council's website still uses the pre-Renters' Rights Act £30,000 maximum. A Cabinet item on 'Enforcement Powers Under the Housing Act 1988' is scheduled for 3 December 2026; check whether a revised policy is adopted then.

  • Not yet confirmed

    Article 4: the council's Article 4 dataset page lists directions for war games, markets, motorsport, a burial ground and specific sites only, with none for HMOs. Absence was inferred from that list, not from an explicit statement.

  • Not yet confirmed

    The council's description of the fee split ('£375.45 subsidence and £653.10 deposit') is unusual wording; confirm which part is the application fee and which is the licence fee.

  • Not yet confirmed

    Not independently re-checked (verification of 2026-10-14): the Cabinet forward-plan item 'Enforcement Powers Under the Housing Act 1988' for 3 December 2026, and the absence of a selective or additional scheme (private sector housing pages only; the sitemap returned no URLs and no tracker cross-check was possible).

Landlord register

Licensing is separate from the national landlord register. Cannock Chase is in West Midlands, where the planned registration window runs from 15 December 2026 to 14 March 2027. The regulations are still in draft. Register dates, fee and documents