Additional HMO licensing · Coventry City Council
Coventry City Council Designation for an Area for Additional Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation 2020
- Status
- Ended
- Dates
- 4 May 2020 to 3 May 2025
- Designated
- 14 January 2020
- Applies to
- HMOs anywhere in Coventry that didn't need a mandatory licence, including converted blocks of flats (section 257 HMOs), with the usual exemptions. The 2025 scheme took over on 4 May 2025.
Our records last verified 18 October 2026 · council designation page
Area covered
The scheme covers the whole of Coventry City Council. Every privately rented property in the borough that meets the scheme’s criteria needs a licence, wherever it is.
What this means for landlords
Additional HMO licensing extends licensing to shared homes below the national 5-person mandatory threshold. If your property in this area houses unrelated sharers, check the scheme’s occupancy criteria. Running a licensable HMO without a licence carries the same penalties as any licensing offence: a civil penalty of up to £40,000 and a rent repayment order of up to 24 months’ rent.
Is your property inside the scheme area?
This checker reflects HouseFile’s records of council licensing designations, not the councils’ live registers. Our records indicate the position at the verification date shown on each result. Schemes are designated, renewed and revoked throughout the year, and postcode-level lookups are approximate near scheme boundaries. Always confirm with the council before letting or buying a property, using the source link on each card. This is general information, not legal advice.
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