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Licensing in South Staffordshire

South Staffordshire has no selective or additional licensing scheme in force.

Researched 14 October 2026 · Independently checked 14 October 2026

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  • National rules only20

Current ONS ward boundaries. Exemptions apply. Use the postcode check and scheme details for your property.

Selective licensing
None
Additional HMO licensing
No
Article 4 on house shares
None found
Consultation
None open

Licensing schemes

  • Mandatory HMO licence

    In forceMedium confidence

    Mandatory HMO licensing (national scheme, South Staffordshire fee)

    Area

    The whole district (national scheme).

    Fee

    £704

    'The current fee for a licence is £704.00', covering the application process, inspection and licensing the property. No split, discounts or per-room charges are listed, and no date is given.

    Who needs one
    HMOs occupied by 5 or more people forming 2 or more households who share facilities such as a kitchen, bathroom or toilet. HMOs with 3 or 4 tenants do not need a licence but must follow the HMO management regulations and fire safety rules.
    Exemptions
    The council lists local authority-owned properties among exempt types; statutory exemptions under Schedule 14, Housing Act 2004 apply.
    Notes
    No selective or additional licensing scheme was found; the council's HMO page describes only the national mandatory scheme. The page still describes licensable HMOs as having 'two or more storeys', a test removed nationally in October 2018; the national rule (5 or more people in 2 or more households, any number of storeys) applies. Applications use a PDF form (HMO_application 2025) sent to the Environmental Protection Team (environmentalprotection@sstaffs.gov.uk). A public HMO register is published (file dated May 2026). The page also still says the civil penalty maximum is £30,000, while the council's Renters' Rights Act page says councils can issue fines of up to £40,000 from 1 May 2026.
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    Sources

Article 4 for house shares

We found no Article 4 direction on house shares in South Staffordshire.

Council source

Civil penalty policy

Not yet confirmed

Where South Staffordshire publishes its civil penalty policy.

Consultations

No consultation was recorded when we researched South Staffordshire.

Not yet confirmed

These points were unresolved when we researched South Staffordshire on 14 October 2026. Check them with the council before you rely on them.

  • Not yet confirmed

    Licence length is not stated on the council's HMO page. Confirm the standard term (the national maximum is 5 years).

  • Not yet confirmed

    No civil penalty policy was found online. Confirm whether the council has adopted one under the Renters' Rights Act 2025 statutory guidance.

  • Not yet confirmed

    The fee page is undated; confirm £704 is the 2026/27 fee.

  • Not yet confirmed

    The Article 4 dataset was uploaded in November 2024; confirm no HMO direction has been made since.

  • Not yet confirmed

    Not independently re-checked (verification of 2026-10-14): whether Cabinet has adopted a Renters' Rights Act civil penalty policy, because no committee portal could be reached; scheme absence rests on the council's own pages and site search, and no web search was possible.

Landlord register

Licensing is separate from the national landlord register. South Staffordshire is in West Midlands, where the planned registration window runs from 15 December 2026 to 14 March 2027. The regulations are still in draft. Register dates, fee and documents