# Licensing in Hart

> Hart 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: E07000089
- Web page: https://lettance.com/councils/hart
- API: https://lettance.com/api/v1/councils/hart

## Licensing schemes

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

- Status: In force (`in_force`)
- Area: The whole of Hart District (national scheme).
- Fee: Published standard fee: £893. Council HMO page, fees for 2026/2027: licence 5 persons £893; 6-10 £1,121; 11-15 £1,344; 16-20 £1,565; 21+ £1,786. Renewal 5 persons £686; 6-10 £862; 11-15 £1,033; 16-20 £1,202; 21+ £1,372. Variations £0. 10% reduction for members of the National Landlords Association or another association affiliated to the National Federation of Residential Landlords (as the page words it).
- Who needs one: HMOs rented to five or more people not from the same household who share facilities (council HMO page: 'You may have to apply to us for a licence if you rent out a property as a house in multiple occupation to five or more people').
- Apply: https://www.hart.gov.uk/housing/private-sector-housing/how-we-work-landlords/houses-multiple-occupation
- Licence conditions: https://www.hart.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023-08/Houses-in-Multiple-Occupation-September-2019.pdf
- Confidence: High
- How we checked this: Applications are made by contacting the private sector housing team (01252 622122, privatesectorhousing@hart.gov.uk). The council publishes a register of HMOs. Licence length is not stated on the page.
- Sources: https://www.hart.gov.uk/housing/private-sector-housing/how-we-work-landlords/houses-multiple-occupation

## Article 4 for house shares

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

Council source: https://www.hart.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-development/heritage-and-conservation/article-4-directions

## Civil penalty policy

Not yet confirmed: we have not found Hart's civil penalty policy yet.

## Consultations

We found no consultations when we researched Hart.

## Not yet confirmed

We could not settle these points when we researched Hart 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 in the council's site map, on its private sector housing pages, or in the committee document search (hart.moderngov.co.uk returns no results for 'selective licensing' or 'civil penalties'; 'Renters Rights' returns only staff-training and performance mentions). Absence is inferred, not stated by the council.
- Locate the council's civil penalty policy and whether it has been revised for the Renters' Rights Act 2025.
- HMO licence term not stated.

## Landlord register

The national landlord register is separate from licensing. Hart 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/hart (catalogue edition 31 October 2026). This is information, not legal advice. Check the linked sources, and the council's own pages, before you act.