Additional HMO licensing · London Borough of Enfield

Enfield additional HMO licensing scheme 2025 (borough-wide)

Status
Active
Runs
1 September 202531 August 2030
Designated
12 March 2025
Fee
£1,450 per property; discounts for accredited landlords and energy-efficient properties.
Applies to
HMOs occupied by 3 or 4 people from more than one household sharing basic amenities, borough-wide; section 257 HMOs excluded per scheme notice (per londonpropertylicensing.co.uk summary)

Our records last verified 27 August 2026 · council designation page

Area covered

The scheme covers the whole of London Borough of Enfield — every privately rented property in the borough that meets the scheme’s criteria needs a licence, wherever it is.

London Borough of Enfield 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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