# Licensing in Gosport

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

- Checked 26 Oct 2026 (researched_at 2026-10-26, verified_at 2026-10-26)
- Region: South East
- ONS code: E07000088
- Web page: https://lettance.com/councils/gosport
- API: https://lettance.com/api/v1/councils/gosport

## Licensing schemes

### Mandatory HMO licence: Mandatory HMO licensing (national scheme, Gosport fees)

- Status: In force (`in_force`)
- Area: The whole of Gosport Borough (national scheme).
- Fee: Published standard fee: £1,095. Gosport Borough Council Fees and Charges 2026 (effective from 1 January 2026 unless otherwise stated), 'House in Multiple Occupation Licence': fee on application 5 persons £730, 6-10 £915, 11-15 £1,100, 16-20 £1,270, over 20 £1,455; fee on grant of licence 5 persons £365, 6-10 £460, 11-15 £550, 16-20 £635, over 20 £730. £1,095 is the 5-person total of both parts. No separate renewal rate shown.
- Licence length: 5 years
- Who needs one: HMOs with five or more occupiers forming two or more separate households, regardless of storeys, in a house or self-contained flat that is not a purpose-built flat in a block of three or more self-contained flats, where occupants share amenities, at least one pays rent and it is their main residence (council HMO page).
- Exemptions: The council page lists exempt properties such as student halls of residence and property owned or managed by the council, a social landlord or the NHS.
- Apply: https://www.gosport.gov.uk/media/4244/Gosport-HMO-Application-14-06-2023/pdf/HMO_Application_form_-_Gosport_-_2023_1.pdf?m=1686755635060
- Confidence: High
- How we checked this: The council page says 'A licence once granted lasts for 5 years.' Applications use the PDF form dated 14 June 2023. All known HMOs are inspected, with Hampshire Fire & Rescue where necessary, under the joint Fareham and Gosport fire safety protocol. The council keeps a public register of HMO licences.
- Sources: https://www.gosport.gov.uk/article/1085/Houses-in-multiple-occupation, https://www.gosport.gov.uk/media/6808/Fees-and-Charges-2026/pdf/2026_fees_and_charges_FINAL_DEC_2025.pdf?m=1765987094453

## Article 4 for house shares

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

Council source: https://www.gosport.gov.uk/article/3147/Article-4-Directions

## Civil penalty policy

The council's policy sets how it decides the size of a fine.

No adopted housing civil penalty policy was found on the council website. On 15 July 2026 the Policy and Organisation Board approved a draft 'Policy on Civil Penalties Under the Renters' Rights Act 2025 and Other Housing Legislation' and a draft Private Rented Sector Housing Enforcement Policy for public consultation (consultation 20 July to 11 September 2026; https://democracy.gosport.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=137&MID=638). No adoption item appeared on the Board's 30 September 2026 agenda. The HMO page says operating an unlicensed licensable HMO 'can be dealt with by a financial penalty or a conviction in court'.

Policy: https://democracy.gosport.gov.uk/documents/s7004/02A%20draft%20GBC%20policy%20on%20civil%20penalties%20under%20the%20RRA.pdf

## Consultations

We found no consultations when we researched Gosport.

## Not yet confirmed

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

- No selective or additional licensing scheme, proposal or consultation was found on the council's housing pages, its site map, or in the committee document search (democracy.gosport.gov.uk: 'selective licensing' returns only the July 2026 enforcement and civil penalty policy items). Absence is inferred, not stated by the council.
- Confirm whether the July 2026 draft civil penalty and enforcement policies have been adopted after the consultation that closed on 11 September 2026.

## Landlord register

The national landlord register is separate from licensing. Gosport is in South East, where registration is planned from 15 March 2027 to 14 June 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/gosport (catalogue edition 31 October 2026). This is information, not legal advice. Check the linked sources, and the council's own pages, before you act.