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Licensing in Rushcliffe

Rushcliffe has no selective or additional licensing scheme in force.

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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, Rushcliffe fees)

    Area

    Whole of Rushcliffe Borough (national scheme).

    Fee

    Published standard fee: £995

    Council fees and charges page (Houses in Multiple Occupation (HiMO)): 5 bed application Part A £735 + grant fee Part B £260 (total £995); 6-10 bed £840 + £295; 11-15 bed £900 + £315; 15+ bed £960 + £340. Variation £180 (transfer not permitted); change of details £29; certified copy of HMO register £50. The application fee is non-refundable; the grant fee is paid before the licence is issued.

    Who needs one
    HMOs with five or more occupants forming two or more separate households.
    Apply on the council’s websiteLicence conditions
    How we checked this

    'Licences can last up to five years.' The council HMO page states: 'In Rushcliffe, there is currently no additional or selective licensing.'

    Sources

Article 4 for house shares

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

Council source

Civil penalty policy

The council's policy sets how it decides the size of a fine. The version we found has been updated for the Renters' Rights Act.

Cabinet on 14 April 2026 adopted the Housing Enforcement Policy 2026-31 'to take effect from 15 April 2026', to comply with the Renters' Rights Act 2025 (democracy.rushcliffe.gov.uk an addendum corrected Appendix 1). The policy includes the council's Civil Penalty Matrix (the RRA civil penalties framework, 'Version for use where there are NO SELECTIVE LICENSING AREAS') with £40,000 statutory maxima. The 2019 Private Sector Housing Civil Penalties Enforcement Framework (£30,000) is still linked from the HMO page.

Rushcliffe's civil penalty policy

Consultations

We found no consultations when we researched Rushcliffe.

Not yet confirmed

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

  • Not yet confirmed

    The council states 'In Rushcliffe, there is currently no additional or selective licensing' (HMO licensing page). democracy.rushcliffe.gov.uk searches for 'selective licensing' show no proposal (hits: the February 2026 Article 4 decision and scrutiny reports).

Landlord register

The national landlord register is separate from licensing. Rushcliffe 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