Selective licensing · London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets Selective Licensing Scheme (Whitechapel, Weavers, Spitalfields & Banglatown)
- Status
- Ended
- Dates
- 1 October 2021 to 30 September 2026
- Fee
- When the scheme ended the fee was £897 for an online application paid in one go, or £747 to renew. Paying in two parts cost £952 (£422 and £530), and a postal application cost £1,034.
- Applies to
- Privately rented homes in the named areas let to one household, or to two people from two households.
Our records last verified 1 October 2026 · council designation page
Area covered
The designation covers a defined area of London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Check your exact address with the checker below and against the map on the council’s designation page, because scheme boundaries are drawn street by street.
London Borough of Tower Hamlets 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.
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