# Licensing in North Kesteven

> North Kesteven has no selective or additional licensing scheme in force.

- Checked 26 Oct 2026 (researched_at 2026-10-26, verified_at 2026-10-26)
- Region: East Midlands
- ONS code: E07000139
- Web page: https://lettance.com/councils/north-kesteven
- API: https://lettance.com/api/v1/councils/north-kesteven

## Licensing schemes

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

- Status: In force (`in_force`)
- Area: Whole of North Kesteven District (national scheme).
- Fee: Published standard fee: £790.78. The council's HMO page links a fees document, 'Appendix 2 - Public Protection Licensing Fees', headed 'Fees and charges for 2025/26'. Houses of Multiple Occupation: application fee £409.87 (proposed 2025/26; £376.72 in 2024/25) plus licence fee by size: 1-5 bedrooms £380.91, 6 bedrooms £390.88, 7 bedrooms £400.85, 8 bedrooms £410.83 (2025/26). Standard figure is application plus 1-5 bedroom licence fee. No 2026/27 schedule was found on the HMO page.
- Who needs one: HMOs (including flats in multiple occupation) of any storey height occupied by five or more persons from two or more separate households.
- Apply: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-a-licence/house-in-multiple-occupation-licence/north-kesteven/apply-1
- Licence conditions: https://www.n-kesteven.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023-01/appendix_1_-_hmo_policy.pdf
- Confidence: Medium
- How we checked this: Fee confidence is medium because the linked schedule is for 2025/26 and labelled 'proposed'. The council also publishes an HMO Policy (Appendix 1) and application guidance notes.
- Sources: https://www.n-kesteven.gov.uk/homes-property/im-private-landlord-or-tenant-north-kesteven/houses-multiple-occupation-hmos, https://www.n-kesteven.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2024-03/Appendix%202%20-%20Public%20Protection%20Licensing%20Fees%202024%20-%202025.pdf

## Article 4 for house shares

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

## 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.

Private Sector Housing Enforcement Policy 2024 (revision dated June 2024, adopted by the Executive Board on 31 October 2024), linked from the council's enforcement policy page. Appendix A sets civil penalties by a points matrix with bands up to the then £30,000 maximum. A 'Review of The Private Sector Housing Enforcement Policy' under the Renters' Rights Act is on the forward plan for decision by the Executive Board on 3 November 2026 (https://democracy.n-kesteven.gov.uk/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=92944).

Policy: https://www.n-kesteven.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2024-12/Private%20Sector%20Housing%20Enforcement%20Policy%202024%20-%20signed.pdf

## Consultations

We found no consultations when we researched North Kesteven.

## Not yet confirmed

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

- No selective or additional licensing scheme found. Checked: the council's private landlord and tenant pages, the full website sitemap, and democracy.n-kesteven.gov.uk searches for 'selective licensing' and 'additional licensing' (only enforcement policy and fees items, 2022-2024).
- Confirm the current (2026/27) HMO fee and the licence term.
- The Renters' Rights Act review of the enforcement policy is due at the Executive Board on 3 November 2026; update the civil penalty record after that decision.
- Article 4: whether North Kesteven has an HMO (C3 to C4) Article 4 direction is not confirmed. Checked: the council website sitemap (no Article 4 HMO page) and planning.data.gov.uk (no Article 4 records for the council). None was found, but absence is inferred, not stated by the council; confirm with its planning team.

## Landlord register

The national landlord register is separate from licensing. North Kesteven is in East Midlands, where registration is planned from 15 February 2027 to 14 May 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/north-kesteven (catalogue edition 31 October 2026). This is information, not legal advice. Check the linked sources, and the council's own pages, before you act.