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Licensing in Huntingdonshire

Huntingdonshire has no selective or additional licensing scheme in force.

Checked 14 Oct 2026

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Licensing, ward by ward

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  • National rules only26

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
None found
Consultation
None open

Licensing schemes

  • Mandatory HMO licence

    In force

    Mandatory HMO licensing (national scheme, Huntingdonshire fees)

    Area

    The whole of Huntingdonshire District (national scheme).

    Fee

    £705 for 5 years

    Initial licence £705; renewal £375; revocation £185; simple variation £75; large variation needing an inspection £225. If an HMO fails to meet the licence terms and conditions, a further £165 per additional officer visit, plus any third-party costs such as gas engineers' fees, may be charged at renewal. The page does not show an effective date for the fees.

    Who needs one
    Properties occupied by five or more people forming two or more separate households, regardless of the number of storeys, and purpose-built flats in a block of up to two flats occupied as an HMO by five or more people.
    Apply on the council's websiteLicence conditions
    How we checked this

    This is the national scheme. Huntingdonshire publishes its own page and fees (the old address /housing/advice-for-landlords/houses-in-multiple-occupation-hmo/ redirects to the licensing page). HMO licences must be renewed every five years; renewals use a separate GOV.UK form. Tacit consent does not apply. Applications need a site layout plan; the council inspects against its HMO guidance before granting. The page says operating an unlicensed HMO can lead to prosecution and an unlimited fine or a civil penalty of up to £40,000, and landlords may have to repay up to two years' rent or housing benefit. Planning permission and Building Control approval are needed for change of use to an HMO for seven or more people.

    Sources

Article 4 for house shares

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

Council source

Civil penalty policy

Not yet confirmed

We have not found Huntingdonshire's civil penalty policy yet.

Consultations

We found no consultations when we researched Huntingdonshire.

Not yet confirmed

We could not settle these points when we researched Huntingdonshire on 14 October 2026. Check them with the council before you rely on them.

  • Not yet confirmed

    No selective or additional licensing scheme, proposal or consultation was found. The council's HMO page covers mandatory licensing only, and its Housing Strategy 2026-2031 (https://democracy.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/moderngov/documents/s144406/HDC%20New%20Housing%20Strategy%2026-31.pdf) does not mention licensing. The council does not state the absence, and its committee document search returned no results for any term, so committee papers were not searched in full.

  • Not yet confirmed

    The civil penalty policy that sets penalty levels was not found. Confirm with the council (environmental.health@huntingdonshire.gov.uk).

  • Not yet confirmed

    The HMO fees on the council page are undated.

Landlord register

The national landlord register is separate from licensing. Huntingdonshire is in East of England, where registration is planned from 15 January 2027 to 14 April 2027. The regulations are still in draft. Read about the register