# Licensing in Havant

> Havant 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: E07000090
- Web page: https://lettance.com/councils/havant
- API: https://lettance.com/api/v1/councils/havant

## Licensing schemes

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

- Status: In force (`in_force`)
- Area: The whole of Havant Borough (national scheme).
- Fee: Published standard fee: £817.09. Council HMO page (no fee year printed; fetched 26 October 2026), paid with the application: 0-5 occupants 5-year licence £817.09; 6-10 £873.66; 11-15 £984.64; 16-20 £1,302.34; 20 plus 'additional hourly rate'. No renewal rate or two-part split shown.
- Licence length: 5 years
- Who needs one: HMOs with five or more people from two or more households (council HMO page: statutory licensing 'as of October 2018').
- Apply: https://www.havant.gov.uk/housing/private-sector-housing/houses-multiple-occupation-hmo
- Confidence: High
- How we checked this: The fee table describes each licence as a '5 year licence'. Licensing involves an HHSRS inspection. Forms go to Environmental Health, Public Service Plaza, Civic Centre Road, Havant PO9 2AX or ehealth@havant.gov.uk, or apply online. Non-licensable HMOs are inspected on a rolling programme.
- Sources: https://www.havant.gov.uk/housing/private-sector-housing/houses-multiple-occupation-hmo

## Article 4 for house shares

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

Council source: https://www.havant.gov.uk/planning-services/conservation-areas-and-listed-buildings/details-conservation-areas/article-4

## 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 (file published October 2024) under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 with a £30,000 maximum; read with the council's Private Sector Housing Enforcement Policy. Penalties are set by a culpability/harm matrix into bands (Band 1 £500-£4,999, mid-point £2,500; Band 2 £5,000-£9,999; Band 3 £10,000-£14,999, mid-point £12,500; Band 4 £15,000-£19,999; top band £25,000-£30,000), adjusted by £500 per mitigating or aggravating factor. The council's Renters' Rights Act page says it has had increased enforcement powers since 27 December 2025 but no revised policy was found.

Policy: https://www.havant.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2024-10/Civil%20Penalty%20-%20Policy%20-%20Final.docx

## Consultations

We found no consultations when we researched Havant.

## Not yet confirmed

We could not settle these points when we researched Havant 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 (havant.moderngov.co.uk: 'selective licensing' returns only the 2018 HMO Licensing Policy; 'Renters Rights' and 'civil penalty' return no housing enforcement items). Absence is inferred, not stated by the council.
- No civil penalty policy updated for the Renters' Rights Act 2025 was found; the October 2024 policy uses the £30,000 maximum.
- Confirm the fee year of the HMO fees.

## Landlord register

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