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Licensing in Merton

Selective licensing · London Borough of Merton

London Borough of Merton Designation of an Area for Selective Licencing 2023 (sic, 'Licencing'; notice heading: PUBLIC NOTICE - LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON DESIGNATION OF AREA FOR SELECTIVE LICENSING)

Status
In force
Runs
24 September 2023 to 23 September 2028
Designated
19 June 2023
Fee
£747.60 per property: £267 when you apply and £480.60 when the licence is approved. Landlords accredited with LLAS, NRLA, NALS, UKALA, ARLA or RICS may get £50 off. A licence normally lasts five years.
Applies to
Privately rented homes in Figge's Marsh, Graveney, Longthornton and Pollards Hill wards that don't need an HMO licence, such as a home let to one household. Exempt: HMOs that need a mandatory or additional HMO licence, homes let by a housing association or other social landlord, holiday homes, business premises, student housing managed by a college or university, homes under a management order or with a temporary exemption, and the other kinds of letting exempt nationally.

Our records last verified 18 October 2026 · council designation page · licence conditions

Area covered

The designation covers these wards, as they were drawn when the scheme was made:

  • Figge's Marsh
  • Graveney
  • Longthornton
  • Pollards Hill

London Borough of Merton 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 of any size in the designated area, including single lets. Letting an unlicensed property inside the area can mean 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.

If you hold a licence here, HouseFile can track its renewal date

Keep the licence with the rest of the property's certificates, and HouseFile will remind you before each one is due. It also records when your tenants open the documents you share.
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