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Licensing in Erewash

Erewash has no selective or additional licensing scheme in force.

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  • National rules only19

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
Yes
Consultation
None open

Licensing schemes

  • Mandatory HMO licence

    In force

    Mandatory HMO licensing (national scheme, Erewash fees)

    Area

    Whole of Erewash Borough (national scheme).

    Fee

    Published standard fee: £983.50

    Council page 'Information About HMO Licences': 'The cost of a new licence is £983.50. The cost for a renewal of a House in Multiple Occupation Licence is £843.75.' No split or discounts stated.

    Who needs one
    HMOs with five or more occupants forming two or more households regardless of storeys, including flats in converted buildings and flats in purpose-built blocks of one or two flats where the flat is such an HMO.
    Apply on the council’s websiteLicence conditions
    How we checked this

    A licence 'will normally last for a maximum of five years, although it can be for a shorter period'. The page lists the standard licence conditions. A register of licensed HMOs is published.

    Sources

Article 4 for house shares

Erewash has an Article 4 direction on HMOs (houses in multiple occupation, or shared houses). Turning a family home into a shared house may need planning permission.

Area
Confirmed but not yet in force: comes into effect 6 March 2027. Covers large parts of Ilkeston and Long Eaton and parts of Sawley and Sandiacre (see the council's Appendix 2 boundary maps). Removes the C3 to C4 (small HMO) permitted development right. Consultation ran 19 December 2025 to 11 January 2026; confirmed at Full Council on 5 March 2026.
Takes effect
6 Mar 2027

Council source

Civil penalty policy

The council's policy sets how it decides the size of a fine. The version we found has been updated for the Renters' Rights Act.

Civil Penalty Policy 'Final 2.0 July 2026', published on the council's Policies page with a Private Rented Sector Enforcement Policy. It includes a section on Renters' Rights Act 2025 breaches (for example tenancy information, discrimination and rental bidding offences). Penalty bands not extracted.

Erewash's civil penalty policy

Consultations

We found no consultations when we researched Erewash.

Not yet confirmed

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

  • Not yet confirmed

    No selective or additional licensing scheme. The council's HMO licence page says: 'The Council do not currently operate any Additional License or Selective Licencing schemes.' A moderngov.erewash.gov.uk search for 'selective licensing' returns only 2019 scrutiny items (a suggestion that was not taken forward).

  • Not yet confirmed

    The Article 4 direction takes effect on 6 March 2027; check exact address coverage on the Appendix 2 maps (https://www.erewash.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-11/Appendix%202%20-%20Area%20Boundaries_1.pdf).

Landlord register

The national landlord register is separate from licensing. Erewash 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