# Licensing in Fylde

> Fylde has no selective or additional licensing scheme in force.

- Checked 26 Oct 2026 (researched_at 2026-10-26, verified_at 2026-10-26)
- Region: North West
- ONS code: E07000119
- Web page: https://lettance.com/councils/fylde
- API: https://lettance.com/api/v1/councils/fylde

## Licensing schemes

### Mandatory HMO licence: Mandatory HMO licensing (Fylde fees)

- Status: In force (`in_force`)
- Area: Whole borough of Fylde (national scheme).
- Fee: Published standard fee: £1,107. Council HMO licensing page (WordPress page modified 16 July 2026): 'HMO Mandatory Licence ... Up to Five Units: £1,107.00', each additional unit £45.00; renewal up to five units £850.00, each additional unit £45.00.
- Licence length: 5 years
- Who needs one: HMOs with five or more people in more than one household who share amenities such as bathrooms, toilets and cooking facilities (council page).
- Exemptions: Temporary Exemption Notices of up to three months, with a possible second notice, where the landlord intends to stop operating as an HMO or reduce occupants.
- Apply: https://new.fylde.gov.uk/resident/housing/the-licensing-of-houses-in-multiple-occupation/
- Confidence: High
- How we checked this: Council page: 'A licence will normally last for a maximum of five years, although it can be for a shorter period.' The page links an online form to apply for or renew a licence. Re-checked against the rendered live site on 26 October 2026 (the site had been in maintenance earlier that day).
- Sources: https://new.fylde.gov.uk/resident/housing/the-licensing-of-houses-in-multiple-occupation/

## Article 4 for house shares

Not yet confirmed: whether Fylde has an Article 4 direction on house shares.

Council source: https://new.fylde.gov.uk/conservation-areas/

## 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.

Civil Penalty Policy under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (cover dated August 2025). It states a maximum of £30,000 per offence and predates the Renters' Rights Act 2025. Starting levels by seriousness: Mild £2,500, Moderate £7,500, Serious £12,500, Very Serious £17,500, Severe £22,500, Very Severe £27,500, then adjusted for portfolio size and aggravating or mitigating factors (normally by no more than £5,000 each way). Failure to license a mandatory HMO (s.72(1)) is treated as Very Serious: £12,500 for a landlord with one HMO and at most one other dwelling, £17,500 for three to five dwellings or two HMOs, £22,500 for six or more dwellings, three or more HMOs or demonstrated experience. The council's Renters' Rights Act page refers to civil penalties generally; the 24 March 2026 Executive Committee item on the Act concerns new-burdens funding only, not a revised policy.

Policy: https://new.fylde.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Civil-penalty-policy-2025.pdf

## Consultations

We found no consultations when we researched Fylde.

## Not yet confirmed

We could not settle these points when we researched Fylde on 26 October 2026. Check them with the council before you rely on them.

- No selective or additional licensing scheme was found: the council site search for 'selective' returns nothing and for 'additional licensing' only the mandatory HMO page; the HMO page says only HMOs with five or more people in more than one household need a licence; the committee document search (fylde.cmis.uk.com) for 'selective licensing' and 'additional licensing' returns no documents. The council does not expressly state the absence.
- Absence of an HMO Article 4 direction is inferred from the council's Article 4 list (three Lytham heritage directions) and planning.data.gov.uk (no Fylde records).
- The civil penalty policy has not been revised for the Renters' Rights Act 2025 maxima (£7,000 / £40,000).

## Landlord register

The national landlord register is separate from licensing. Fylde is in North West, where registration is planned from 15 May 2027 to 14 August 2027. The regulations are still in draft. Read about the register: https://lettance.com/register

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From Lettance: https://lettance.com/councils/fylde (catalogue edition 31 October 2026). This is information, not legal advice. Check the linked sources, and the council's own pages, before you act.