Selective licensing · London Borough of Enfield
The London Borough of Enfield Designation of Areas for Selective Licensing 2026
- Status
- Designated
- Dates
- 1 September 2026 — 31 August 2031
- Designated
- 22 April 2026
- Fee
- Proposed fee approximately £755 per property (consultation figure); final fee not confirmed on pages fetched.
- Applies to
- Any privately rented house/flat let under one tenancy or 2+ tenancies of dwellings within it, in the 17 designated wards, unless mandatory HMO, additional-licensing HMO, RSL-let, or otherwise exempt (Housing Act 2004 s.80; SI 370/2006 exemptions)
Our records last verified 27 August 2026 · council designation page
Area covered
The designation covers the following wards (May 2022 Enfield ward boundaries (current wards at 2026 designation) | geometry built from ONS Wards_December_2022_Boundaries_UK_BGC (17 wards)):
- Bowes
- Brimsdown
- Bullsmoor
- Carterhatch
- Edmonton Green
- Enfield Lock
- Haselbury
- Jubilee
- Lower Edmonton
- Ponders End
- Southbury
- Upper Edmonton
- Whitewebbs
- New Southgate
- Palmers Green
- Southgate
- Town
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
Selective licensing applies to privately rented homes in the designated area regardless of size — single lets included. Letting an unlicensed property inside the area can mean a civil penalty of up to £30,000, a rent repayment order of up to 12 months’ rent, and no valid possession notice until the position is fixed.
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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