Additional HMO licensing · Thurrock Council
Thurrock Council Designation of an Area for Additional Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation 2025
- Status
- In force
- Runs
- 7 September 2025 to 6 August 2030
- Designated
- 7 May 2025
- Fee
- For a new five-year licence for an HMO with 2 to 5 rooms the fee is £1,670: £694 when you apply and £976 if the licence is granted. Bigger HMOs pay more, up to £2,775 for 30 rooms or more. A paper application costs £108 more.
- Applies to
- HMOs anywhere in Thurrock that don't need a mandatory licence, usually homes let to three or four people from two or more households who share a kitchen, bathroom or toilet. An owner living in the home with three or more lodgers needs one too. Exempt: buildings the law says aren't HMOs, HMOs under a management order or with a temporary exemption, and converted blocks of flats (section 257 HMOs).
Our records last verified 18 October 2026 · council designation page
Area covered
The scheme covers the whole of Thurrock Council. 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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