Selective licensing Haringey: wards, fees and HMO rules

Landlord licence Haringey at a glance

Sources: Haringey Council pages listed under Sources, checked 21 October 2026.

How big is the private rented sector in Haringey?

Haringey had 37,376 privately renting households at the 2021 Census, out of 105,091 in total: 35.6% of all households, against 20.3% for England and Wales. That puts Haringey 24th of 331 local authorities by number of private renting households and 11th by share. Owner-occupiers made up 37.2% (39,116 households) and social renters 25.2% (26,474).

Selective licensing in Haringey

Selective licensing applies to privately rented homes that aren't HMOs in the 14 wards listed above. Wards in the west of the borough, such as Highgate, Muswell Hill, Crouch End and Fortis Green, aren't included. The standard licence covers the 5-year duration of the scheme, and the council aims to process applications within 90 days.

Haringey can shorten a licence where there are compliance concerns. Its published examples include up to 1 year off for failing to apply voluntarily or a history of justified complaints, and up to 4 years off for council tax arrears, a failed EPC, or not complying with previous HMO licence conditions. Any application without a valid EPC gets a 1-year licence.

Haringey additional HMO licensing

Haringey designated a boroughwide additional HMO scheme in March 2024, running to 16 June 2029. It covers HMOs that fall outside mandatory licensing, typically shared houses and flats with 3 or 4 occupiers from 2 or more households. Mandatory licensing applies to HMOs with 5 or more people from 2 or more households.

Haringey landlord licence fees

Selective licence: £705.84 for the 5-year scheme, paid as £411.57 Part A (on application) and £294.27 Part B (once approved; no licence is issued until it's paid). Discounts, which can be combined: £50 off Part B for accredited landlords (LLAS, NRLA or UKALA, or members of ARLA, RICS or Safeagent); £50 off Part B for an EPC rated C or above; and £75 off Part A for the second and later flats where you own or manage 3 or more rented flats in the same building (contact the team first to arrange payment).

HMO licence (mandatory and additional) from 1 April 2026: £1,411.68, according to the council's 2026/27 property licensing fees review.

Councils usually split a licence fee into two parts: one paid when you apply, covering processing, and one paid before the licence is granted, covering running and enforcing the scheme. Where the council publishes the split, we show it above. Fees are reviewed regularly, so treat these as correct on the date we checked and confirm on the council's fee page before you pay.

Do I need a landlord licence in Haringey? A quick check

1. Count the people and households living in the property.
2. If 5 or more people from 2 or more households share facilities, you need a mandatory HMO licence.
3. If 3 or 4 people from 2 or more households share, you need an additional HMO licence anywhere in Haringey.
4. If it's a single-household let in one of the 14 selective wards, you need a selective licence.
5. Make sure you have a valid EPC before applying, or the licence will be cut to 1 year.

People also ask about landlord licensing in Haringey

Do I need a landlord licence in Haringey? Yes for any shared house of 3 or more people, and for single-household lets in the 14 selective wards.

When does Haringey selective licensing end? 17 November 2027.

How much is a Haringey selective licence? £705.84, or as little as £605.84 with both the accreditation and EPC discounts.

What every Haringey landlord must do, licence or not

Whatever the licensing position for your street, the core safety and paperwork duties for Haringey landlords are the same as anywhere in England:

• gas safety: a Gas Safe check every 12 months, with the record given to tenants;
• electrical safety: an EICR at least every 5 years, with a copy to tenants;
• energy: an EPC of at least band E, unless the property is exempt;
• deposits: protected in an approved scheme within 30 days, with the prescribed information served;
• alarms: a smoke alarm on every storey with living accommodation, and a carbon monoxide alarm in rooms with a fixed combustion appliance (except gas cookers);
• Right to Rent: checks on all adult occupiers before the tenancy starts.

These are also the documents a council is most likely to ask for when it processes an application or carries out a compliance visit.

What happens if you let without the right licence in Haringey?

If a property needs a licence and doesn't have one, the landlord commits an offence. The council can prosecute (with an unlimited fine on conviction) or issue a civil penalty of up to £40,000, the limit that has applied since 1 May 2026, and tenants can claim back up to 24 months' rent through a rent repayment order. Westminster, Brighton & Hove and Islington are among the councils that publish these limits. Applying promptly matters: the offence is avoided once a valid application has been made.

Keeping to your licence conditions

Councils grant most licences for up to 5 years and attach conditions, such as providing a gas safety certificate each year on request, maintaining smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, producing electrical safety reports, and handling repairs promptly. Inspectors check these against your records.

Gaffy keeps those records in order. Upload each certificate once, tag its expiry date, and Gaffy tells you what's expired or coming up, property by property. Tenants send repair requests with photos through a simple link, with no app to install, so you build a dated history of what was reported and when it was fixed. Pricing is £12 a month for up to 5 properties, then £4 a month per extra property, and your first month is free. We don't submit licence applications on your behalf.