Additional HMO licensing · London Borough of Newham
Newham Additional HMO Licensing Designation
- Status
- Active
- Runs
- 1 January 2023 — 31 December 2027
- Fee
- £1,250 total for 5-year licence: Part A £400 (processing, non-refundable) + Part B £850 (management/enforcement, refundable if refused). Discounts: £50 accredited landlord; further £50 if accredited + EPC C or higher; multi-dwelling second-property-onwards £700 (£350+£350); newly-private-rented EPC C+ rate £800.
- Applies to
- HMOs shared by 3 or 4 people forming 2 or more households with shared facilities, in the 22 designated wards. Section 257 converted buildings with specific non-compliance criteria excluded.
Our records last verified 27 August 2026 · council designation page
Area covered
The designation covers the following wards (May 2022 Newham ward boundaries (24-ward pattern); designation covers 22 of 24 wards, excluding Royal Victoria and Stratford Olympic Park | geometry built from ONS Wards_December_2022_Boundaries_UK_BGC (22 wards)):
- Beckton
- Boleyn
- Canning Town North
- Canning Town South
- Custom House
- East Ham
- East Ham South
- Forest Gate North
- Forest Gate South
- Green Street East
- Green Street West
- Little Ilford
- Manor Park
- Maryland
- Plaistow North
- Plaistow South
- Plaistow West & Canning Town East
- Plashet
- Royal Albert
- Stratford
- Wall End
- West Ham
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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