Tameside article 4 HMO: licensing schemes, fees and enforcement

Tameside licensing schemes in force or approved

We found no additional or selective licensing scheme in force on Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council's website as of 28 Sep 2026. Mandatory HMO licensing still applies to any HMO with 5 or more people in 2 or more households. Confirm with the council (council page).

Note from our check: HMO Public Register linked from HMO page; Sept 2025 proposal for immediate Article 4 covering all HMOs (status not checked); third-party lead (selective + additional) not supported

Mandatory HMO licensing in Tameside

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.

Tameside HMO licence register

We did not find an online public register for Tameside. Every council must keep one (Housing Act 2004, s.232) and make it available for inspection; ask the council's private sector housing team.

Tameside Article 4 and HMO planning rules

Tameside does not publish Article 4 data to the national planning data platform, so we cannot tell you from official data whether an HMO Article 4 direction applies. Absence of data is not absence of a direction: check the council's planning pages.

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.

Tribunal record: rent repayment orders and civil penalties in Tameside

We found no published rent repayment order or civil penalty appeal decisions for properties in Tameside. That does not mean the council does not issue penalties: most are paid without appeal.

If you have let without a licence you needed, read unlicensed property: what to do, rent repayment orders and civil penalties.

Landlord database deadline for Tameside

Tameside is in the North West region of the new Private Rented Sector Database. Registration opens 15 May 2027 and the deadline to register is 14 Aug 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.

Get help with a Tameside licence application

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.

Related: selective licensing in England · additional HMO licensing · HMO licence cost · HMO rules · HMO hub