Rented property licensing

Licences will last for 5 years unless the Council has concerns about the management, use, condition, or occupation of the property, in which case the Council may grant a licence for a shorter period.

Application Fees

Licence fees will be taken in two parts.

• Part A will be taken upon application and will cover the cost to process and the administration to determine the application. The application fee is non-refundable, regardless of whether the application is successful.
• Part B will be taken once the Council has determined to grant a licence and will cover the administration, management, and enforcement of the licensing functions for the scheme. 

You are not obligated to make payment of Part B in advance of Part A however we are willing to comply with requests for this. Should you proceed with this option and your licence is subsequently refused, you will be entitled to a refund for the Part B payment.

Any Property Licensing Application forms received without payment (or where incorrect or deficient information is supplied) will not constitute a valid application.

Failure by a landlord to pay the part B fee will result in the application being refused and the fee for Part A being retained by the council.

Selective and additional licence applications (New or Renewal)

The Council will be accepting additional HMO licence (early bird) renewal applications from the 1 October 2022.

To apply for a discount for a warmer home or landlord accreditation please email propertylicensing@newham.gov.uk with the required certification. We recommend that you contact us prior to application to discuss your eligibility, as discounts cannot be considered once the application has been successfully submitted and payment made.

In order to claim a discount, we require the following applicable information from the proposed Licence Holder:

• Full address of the property to be licensed
• Landlord Accreditation Membership Certificate of the licence holder
• Energy Performance Certificate Rated C or higher
• Confirmation the property is vacant 
• The date of the intended occupancy of the property 
• Enquiry reference number of the application commenced for the property.

Fee Notes (New or Renewal)

A valid EPC rating certificate/registration will be required (EPC of A+, A, B or C qualify).

List of LBN currently recognised accredited organisations: London Landlord Accreditation Scheme (LLAS), National Residential Landlord Association (NRLA), British Landlords Association (BLA), Safeagent, Propertymark and UK Association of Letting Agents (UKALA). This list will be updated on the Newham website and we will consider further organisations providing a similar level of accredited training and landlord support.

No discounts with * apply when a failure to licence warning letter has been sent as enforcement costs have already been incurred by the service.  

Mandatory licence applications

Miscellaneous Licensing Actions and applicable fees

Fees you must pay if you make a change to your licence.

If you wish to operate a house as an HMO, it must have the correct class of planning use. You may need to apply for planning permission to change it from C3 (dwelling house) to C4 (house in multiple occupation).

There is no guarantee that your planning application will be approved, but if you rent out your property, you must have a property licence. If you are refused planning permission for an HMO, we cannot refund your licensing fee.

Our licence fees are not connected to the length of a licence.  If you wish to revoke your licence before it expires, we cannot give you a refund for any unused time.