Additional HMO licensing · London Borough of Sutton
London Borough of Sutton Borough-Wide Additional House in Multiple Occupation Licensing Scheme (council page name: the London Borough of Sutton's Additional Licensing Scheme)
- Status
- In force
- Runs
- 22 March 2026
- Fee
- £319.40 for each letting, meaning each room available to let, paid when you apply, for a licence of up to five years. That makes £958.20 for an HMO with three lettings and £1,277.60 for one with four. Accredited landlords get £100 off a new application and registered charities pay half. The council adds a £300 penalty fee if it finds an HMO that needs a licence and nobody has applied, and may charge £300 if an application isn't complete within 28 days.
- Applies to
- HMOs anywhere in Sutton where three or four people from two or more households share a kitchen, bathroom or toilet, flats and maisonettes included. HMOs with five or more people usually need a mandatory licence instead. A home where a resident landlord lives with up to two lodgers isn't an HMO. If you own a converted block of flats or let a flat in a purpose-built block, ask the council, because its documents differ on whether those need a licence.
Our records last verified 18 October 2026 · council designation page · licence conditions
Area covered
The scheme covers the whole of London Borough of Sutton. Every privately rented property in the borough that meets the scheme’s criteria needs a licence, wherever it is.
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. Running a licensable HMO without a licence carries the same penalties as any licensing offence: 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.
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