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: Active
Runs: 1 April 2022 — 31 March 2027
Designated: 21 December 2021
Fee: £1,300 total, payable in two instalments: Part A £300 on application, Part B £1,000 when the licence is ready to issue (council 'Fees 2024' schedule). Discounts (applied to Part B): £75 accredited landlord (LLAS/NRLA/Safeagent/ARLA-Propertymark), £50 for EPC rating A-C. Separate Section 257 HMO licence fee: £400 + £700 = £1,100. £100 surcharge for paper applications.
Applies to: All section 254 HMOs occupied by 3 or more people in 2 or more households sharing (or lacking) a toilet, personal washing or cooking facilities, that are not subject to mandatory HMO licensing; plus section 257 converted-building HMOs of more than two flats where all units are privately rented and in the same ownership/control. Exemptions per Schedule 14 Housing Act 2004, management orders, temporary exemptions.

Our records last verified 27 August 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 — operating an unlicensed licensable HMO carries the same penalties as any licensing offence: fines up to £30,000, rent repayment orders, and blocked possession notices.

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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