Additional HMO licensing · London Borough of Ealing
London Borough of Ealing Designation of an Area for Additional Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation 2022
- Status
- In force
- Runs
- 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2027
- Designated
- 21 December 2021
- Fee
- £1,300, paid in two parts: £300 when you apply and £1,000 when the licence is ready to issue. Discounts come off the second part: £75 for accredited landlords (LLAS, NRLA, Safeagent or ARLA Propertymark) and £50 for an EPC of A to C. A converted block of flats (a section 257 HMO) costs £1,100 (£400 and £700). A paper application costs £100 more.
- Applies to
- HMOs across Ealing let to three or more people from two or more households who share, or lack, a toilet, washing or cooking facilities, where no mandatory licence is needed. Also converted blocks of more than two flats (section 257 HMOs) where every flat is privately rented and owned or managed by the same person. Exempt: homes under a management order or with a temporary exemption, and buildings the law doesn't count as HMOs.
Our records last verified 1 October 2026 · council designation page · licence conditions
Area covered
The scheme covers the whole of London Borough of Ealing. Every privately rented property in the borough that meets the scheme’s criteria needs a licence, wherever it is.
London Borough of Ealing also runs its own address-level lookup: check whether a specific address falls inside the scheme.
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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