Additional HMO licensing · London Borough of Waltham Forest
London Borough of Waltham Forest Designation for an Area for Additional Licensing
- Status
- Active
- Runs
- 1 April 2025 — 31 March 2030
- Designated
- 9 July 2024
- Fee
- £1,200 standard fee per property, split into two parts (Part A on application, Part B if granted). Third-party sources report Part A £600 + Part B £600, £1,075 with multi-property discount, down to £800 with EPC A or B. Energy-efficiency, multi-property and charity discounts available (council-confirmed).
- Applies to
- HMOs outside the remit of mandatory HMO licensing: properties shared by 3 or more people who are not all related and share facilities, including multiply-occupied flats in purpose-built blocks (more than two flats) where 3+ people live in the flat. Section 257 HMOs (certain converted blocks of flats) excluded.
Our records last verified 27 August 2026 · council designation page
Area covered
The scheme covers the whole of London Borough of Waltham Forest — 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 — 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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