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Licensing in North West Leicestershire

North West Leicestershire has no selective or additional licensing scheme in force.

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  • National rules only38

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
Yes
Consultation
None open

Licensing schemes

  • Mandatory HMO licence

    In force

    Mandatory HMO licensing (national scheme, North West Leicestershire fees)

    Area

    Whole of North West Leicestershire District (national scheme).

    Fee

    Published standard fee: £947

    Council HMO licence page: 'There is an initial fee of £410.00 payable with the submission of the application' (non-refundable), and 'If an officer intends to grant a licence, a further fee of £537.00 will be required before the licence is issued' (total £947). Pay by phone quoting reference 0913-2284.

    Who needs one
    HMOs occupied by five or more people who do not form a single household (no storey test since October 2018).
    Apply on the council’s websiteLicence conditions
    How we checked this

    Online application via the council's Achieve form linked from the HMO licence page; an HMO Licensing Policy 2025 and room-size standards are published there. 'A HMO application lasts for 5 years.'

    Sources

Article 4 for house shares

North West Leicestershire has an Article 4 direction on HMOs (houses in multiple occupation, or shared houses). Turning a family home into a shared house may need planning permission.

Area
The entire village of Kegworth (Map 1 boundary). Non-immediate Article 4(1) direction removing the C3 to C4 (small HMO, 3-6 people) permitted development right, confirmed on 23 July 2020 and in force from 19 February 2021.
Takes effect
19 Feb 2021

Council source

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 approved by Cabinet on 27 June 2023 (item 10, Private Sector Housing Policies, with an updated Housing Enforcement Policy and an early-payment reduction). It states 'The maximum fine that can be imposed is £30,000 per offence' and covers s.95 selective licensing and HMO licensing offences with a points matrix. No Renters' Rights Act update was found in nwleics.moderngov.co.uk searches or on the council website. The Housing Enforcement Policy is also linked from the council's Enforcement powers page.

North West Leicestershire's civil penalty policy

Consultations

We found no consultations when we researched North West Leicestershire.

Not yet confirmed

We could not settle these points when we researched North West Leicestershire. Check them with the council before you rely on them.

  • Not yet confirmed

    No selective or additional licensing scheme found. Checked: the council's private rented housing, HMO licence and landlord advice pages, the 'Landlord Services Consultations' page ('There are no policies currently under review', updated 2 September 2026), and the website sitemap.

  • Not yet confirmed

    Confirm whether a Renters' Rights Act civil penalty policy has replaced the June 2023 policy.

Landlord register

The national landlord register is separate from licensing. North West Leicestershire 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