Nottingham has 2 discretionary licensing schemes on our record: additional HMO licensing (in force), selective licensing (in force). Mandatory HMO licensing applies everywhere in England to HMOs with 5 or more people in 2 or more households.
Selective: yesAdditional HMO: yesMandatory HMO: alwaysChecked 28 Sep 2026
| Area covered | Part of the council area |
|---|---|
| Fee | (Part A £697 + Part B —) Part A £697 (from 1 Apr 2026); Part B £910 or £1,483 by size (page lists several Part B values) |
Ward or street lists can split a road. Use the council's own address checker or designation map before relying on this list.
Note from our check: start/end dates not captured - todo
Checked 28 Sept 2026.
| Area covered | Part of the council area |
|---|---|
| Designation made | 17 Jan 2023 |
| Runs | 1 Dec 2023 to 30 Nov 2028 |
Ward or street lists can split a road. Use the council's own address checker or designation map before relying on this list.
Council licensing page Designation notice Council address checker
Note from our check: fees changed 1 Apr 2026 (amount not captured); council ArcGIS Selective_Licensing_Boundary layer 68
Checked 28 Sept 2026.
| Date | What | Scheme | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2028 in 794 days | scheme end | Selective licensing | council |
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Whatever the local schemes, a licence is required for any house in multiple occupation let to 5 or more people forming 2 or more households who share a kitchen, bathroom or toilet. This rule is national and has applied since 1 October 2018. Letting without a required licence is a criminal offence under section 72 of the Housing Act 2004. Read do I need an HMO licence? and how to apply.
We did not find an online public register for Nottingham. Every council must keep one (Housing Act 2004, s.232) and make it available for inspection; ask the council's private sector housing team.
Official planning data lists 1 HMO Article 4 area for Nottingham. Inside these areas, turning a family house (use class C3) into a small HMO (C4) needs planning permission.
| HMO Article 4 area | In effect from | Document |
|---|---|---|
| Article 4 Direction Area: Houses in Multiple Occupation | — | view |
Licensing and planning are separate. A licence does not give planning permission, and planning permission does not replace a licence. See Article 4 and HMOs.
Figures below count First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) decisions published on GOV.UK for properties located in Nottingham. They show how tenants and the council use enforcement here. Most civil penalties are paid without appeal, so they never reach the tribunal.
| Rent repayment order decisions | 60 (14 in the last 3 years) |
|---|---|
| Orders made | 48 (85.7% of decisions with a known outcome) |
| Median award | £4,590 (last 3 years: £4,500) |
| Total awarded | £286,232 |
| Civil penalty appeals | 10 |
| Penalty upheld (in full or reduced) | 77.8% · confirmed in full 22.2% |
| Median penalty: council's notice / after tribunal | £3,680 / £6,727 |
| Other Housing Act appeals (licence terms, notices, orders) | 13 |
| Decided | Area | Property | Offence alleged | Outcome | Amount | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2026 | NG7 | Room | unlicensed (selective licensing) | Order made | £1,966 | GOV.UK |
| 24 Jan 2026 | NG2 | House / not stated | unlicensed (selective licensing) | Order made | £6,582 | GOV.UK |
| 20 Jan 2026 | NG1 | Flat | unlicensed (selective licensing) | Order made | £4,500 | GOV.UK |
| 27 Nov 2025 | NG9 | House / not stated | unlicensed (selective licensing) | Order made | £1,424 | GOV.UK |
| 9 Oct 2025 | NG7 | House / not stated | unlicensed (selective licensing); unlawful eviction / harassment | Order made | £6,525 | GOV.UK |
| Decided | Area | Offence | Outcome | Council's penalty | After tribunal | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2024 | NG7 | unlicensed (selective licensing) | See decision | — | — | GOV.UK |
| 22 Feb 2024 | NG7 | unlicensed (selective licensing); failure to comply with improvement notice | Penalty varied | £6,000 | £10,960 | GOV.UK |
| 8 Feb 2024 | NG7 | unlicensed HMO; unlawful eviction / harassment | Penalty cancelled | — | £0 | GOV.UK |
| 13 Jan 2023 | NG1 | unlicensed (selective licensing); failure to comply with improvement notice | Penalty cancelled | £2,880 | £0 | GOV.UK |
| 4 Oct 2022 | NG6 | unlicensed (selective licensing) | Penalty varied | £890 | £1,971 | GOV.UK |
| 13 Jun 2022 | NG7 | unlicensed (selective licensing) | See decision | £3,680 | — | GOV.UK |
| 11 Jun 2020 | NG6 | failure to comply with improvement notice | Penalty varied | £4,500 | — | GOV.UK |
| 9 Jun 2020 | NG7 | unlicensed (selective licensing) | Penalty varied | £7,241 | £5,903 | GOV.UK |
Amounts and outcomes are extracted automatically from the decision text and can be wrong; open the decision on GOV.UK for the full reasons. Party names are not shown. Information, not legal advice.
If you have let without a licence you needed, read unlicensed property: what to do, rent repayment orders and civil penalties.
Nottingham is in the East Midlands region of the new Private Rented Sector Database. Registration opens 15 Feb 2027 and the deadline to register is 14 May 2027. The published fee is £65 per property per year. Database registration is separate from council licensing: you may need both. See register your rental property.
We can prepare a licence application for you for a fixed fee; the council's own fee is separate. See pricing for what is included and how we make money. You can also run a full address check on the postcode checker.
Yes. Selective Licensing 2023: in force until 30 Nov 2028 (part of the area). Check the council's map or address checker to confirm your street.
We did not find a published fee on the council pages we checked. Mandatory HMO licence fees are set by each council, usually in two parts (application and grant). See the council page or our HMO licence cost guide.
Official planning data lists 1 HMO Article 4 area for Nottingham. Inside these areas, turning a family house (use class C3) into a small HMO (C4) needs planning permission.
The First-tier Tribunal has published 60 rent repayment order decisions for properties in Nottingham (48 with an order made), median award £4,590, and 10 civil penalty appeals. Most penalties are never appealed, so the true number of fines is higher.
Related: selective licensing in England · additional HMO licensing · HMO licence cost · HMO rules · HMO hub
Last checked 28 Sep 2026. Information, not legal advice. Licensing schemes change often; always confirm with the council before you act.