Selective licensing · London Borough of Hackney
London Borough of Hackney Designation of an Area for Selective Licensing 2025
- Status
- Active
- Runs
- 1 May 2026 — 30 April 2031
- Designated
- 1 December 2025
- Fee
- £925 per property, paid in two parts: Part A £555 at application (non-refundable), Part B £370 on grant. Discounts: £100 accredited landlords; at least £50 EPC A-C.
- Applies to
- Privately rented properties occupied by a single household or two unrelated sharers within the 17 designated wards.
Our records last verified 27 August 2026 · council designation page
Area covered
The designation covers the following wards (Hackney wards as at designation date December 2025 (ward pattern in force since May 2014, unchanged by later reviews as far as established) | geometry built from ONS Wards_December_2022_Boundaries_UK_BGC (17 wards)):
- Brownswood
- Cazenove
- Clissold
- Dalston
- De Beauvoir
- Hackney Central
- Hackney Downs
- Hackney Wick
- Homerton
- King's Park
- Lea Bridge
- London Fields
- Shacklewell
- Springfield
- Stamford Hill West
- Stoke Newington
- Victoria
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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