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Licensing in Teignbridge

Teignbridge 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
Not yet confirmed
Consultation
None open

Licensing schemes

  • Mandatory HMO licence

    In force

    Mandatory HMO licensing (national scheme, Teignbridge fees)

    Area

    The whole of Teignbridge District (national scheme).

    Fee

    Published standard fee: £929

    Fees and charges 2026/27 (final v4), 'Licences HMO': new application, non-accredited landlord, Part 1 £583.00 + Part 2 £346.00 (£929); accredited landlord Part 1 £531.00 + Part 2 £346.00 (£877); re-licensing, accredited, Part 1 £265.00 + Part 2 £346.00; re-licensing, non-accredited, Part 1 £292.00 + Part 2 £346.00; additional fee £37.00 per unit of accommodation (Part 1 covers up to and including 8 units). Part 1 is due on application; Part 2 (running, managing and enforcing the scheme) only if the licence is granted. Accreditation recognised: NRLA and SWLA.

    Who needs one
    HMOs occupied by five or more people forming two or more households who share facilities such as a kitchen, bathroom or toilet (national test).
    Exemptions
    Statutory exemptions under Schedule 14 to the Housing Act 2004.
    Apply on the council’s websiteLicence conditions
    How we checked this

    The council's page says 'Licences are valid for up to 5 years and must be renewed before expiry' and that discretionary conditions may be added (for example waste, anti-social behaviour or repairs). Apply online. The HMO register is available by email to psh@teignbridge.gov.uk. The page still quotes civil penalties 'up to £30,000'; the July 2026 enforcement policy uses the £40,000 maximum. The page also warns that an HMO for seven or more people may need planning permission.

    Sources

Article 4 for house shares

Not yet confirmed

Whether Teignbridge 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 been updated for the Renters' Rights Act.

Housing Enforcement Policy 2026 (July 2026), with Appendix 1 'Civil penalties under the Renters' Rights Act 2025 and other housing legislation'. It covers £7,000 breaches and £40,000 offences, including failure to obtain an HMO or selective licence, and applies a starting point with a 20% upward or downward 'Landlord Type' adjustment. Failure to obtain an HMO licence (s.72(1)): starting point £17,000 (downward £13,600, upward £20,400), statutory maximum £40,000. The 2026/27 fees schedule still lists 'Civil Penalties 30,000.00 max'.

Teignbridge's civil penalty policy

Consultations

We found no consultations when we researched Teignbridge.

Not yet confirmed

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

  • Not yet confirmed

    No additional or selective licensing scheme, proposal or consultation was found on the council's HMO pages (which describe mandatory licensing only), its sitemap, or Teignbridge committee agendas from January to October 2026. The council does not expressly state the absence.

  • Not yet confirmed

    Absence of an HMO Article 4 direction is inferred; Teignbridge publishes no Article 4 data to planning.data.gov.uk and its planning pages were not checked.

Landlord register

The national landlord register is separate from licensing. Teignbridge is in South West, where registration is planned from 15 August 2027 to 14 November 2027. The regulations are still in draft. Read about the register