Council licensing report

Landlord licensing in Haringey

Haringey runs at least one local property licensing scheme. Some rules apply to the whole council. Others apply only to listed streets, wards, or mapped areas, so the postcode alone does not always give a yes-or-no answer.

What landlords need to know

Status

Haringey

Selective

Additional HMO

Mandatory HMO (national)

Selective licensing: 1 active
Additional HMO licensing: 1 active
Mandatory HMO licensing: Applies nationally
Local scheme coverage: Listed streets or areas
Active local schemes: 2 active schemes
Last checked: 18 Sept 2026

Selective licensing in Haringey

Who is covered, fees, dates and exemptions.

HMO licensing in Haringey

Mandatory and additional HMO rules with thresholds.

Check a postcode and address in Haringey

Enter the postcode to confirm the council, then pick the address. If a scheme uses a street list, we check the selected street against it and give a direct yes or no.

Local schemes in Haringey

Haringey selective licensing 2022 to 2027

Selective licensing · active · Listed wards · 17 Nov 2022 to 17 Nov 2027

Coverage: Listed wards
Fee: £705.84

Haringey selective licensing applies within the selective licensing zone to privately rented homes let to a single person, two people, or a single household.

Show the 14 wards covered by this scheme

Bounds Green, Bruce Castle, Harringay, Hermitage and Gardens, Noel Park, Northumberland Park, Seven Sisters, South Tottenham, St Ann's, Tottenham Central, Tottenham Hale, West Green, White Hart Lane, Woodside.

Haringey additional HMO licensing 2024 to 2029

Additional HMO licensing · active · Whole council area · 17 Jun 2024 to 16 Jun 2029

Coverage: Whole council area
Fee: £1,411.68

Haringey additional HMO licensing applies borough-wide to HMOs that are not subject to mandatory licensing, including section 257 HMOs, subject to statutory exemptions.

How each scheme is scoped in Haringey

A property licensing scheme is not the same everywhere. A council can designate the whole borough, a handful of wards, a list of streets, or a boundary drawn on a map. Whichever option Haringey chose changes how confident you can be from the postcode alone.

Haringey selective licensing 2022 to 2027

This scheme covers 14 named wards. The postcode confirms the council, but the address has to fall inside one of those wards before the licence applies.

Haringey additional HMO licensing 2024 to 2029

This scheme covers the whole of Haringey. Every privately rented property inside the council boundary is in scope.

Common rental setups in Haringey

The right licence depends on who lives in the property, how the household is structured, and where the property sits in the council area. These are the situations we see most often, with what Haringey's current rules say about each.

Single tenant in a flat or studio

Licence needed

One adult renting a self-contained flat or a studio with their own kitchen and bathroom.

May need a selective licence if the address sits inside Haringey's designated scheme area.

Couple renting a whole house

Licence needed

Two people from one household renting an entire house on one tenancy.

May need a selective licence if the address sits inside Haringey's designated scheme area.

Family renting a whole house

Licence needed

Parents and dependent children from one household renting an entire house.

May need a selective licence if the address sits inside Haringey's designated scheme area.

Three sharers from different households

Licence needed

Three friends or three unrelated tenants on a joint tenancy, sharing a kitchen and bathroom.

Needs an additional HMO licence anywhere in Haringey. Mandatory HMO licensing only kicks in at five or more occupiers, so this property is not in scope of the national rule.

Four sharers from different households

Licence needed

Four unrelated tenants sharing a kitchen and bathroom.

Needs an additional HMO licence anywhere in Haringey. Mandatory HMO licensing only kicks in at five or more occupiers, so this property is not in scope of the national rule.

Five or more sharers from different households

Licence needed

Five or more unrelated tenants sharing a kitchen and bathroom.

Needs a mandatory HMO licence anywhere in England. The five-or-more, two-or-more-households test is national, not council-specific. An additional HMO licence is not also required.

Lodger with a live-in landlord

No licence needed

Owner-occupier letting a room to one or two lodgers in their own home.

Letting to a lodger while you live in the property is exempt from HMO licensing in most cases. Selective licensing exemptions also normally cover owner-occupier lets.

Student house of five

Licence needed

Five students from at least two households sharing a converted house.

Needs a mandatory HMO licence anywhere in England. The five-or-more, two-or-more-households test is national, not council-specific. An additional HMO licence is not also required.

Buying a property in Haringey

A property licence does not transfer when a property changes hands. If you buy a let property that needs a licence under Haringey's rules, the existing licence ends and you need to apply for a new one in your own name. The seller's solicitor should disclose any existing licence and any open enforcement notices.

For conveyancing in Haringey, ask three things before exchange. First, is the property inside any current selective or additional HMO scheme area. Second, is there an active licence in the seller's name and on what conditions. Third, has the council issued a civil penalty, banning order or rent repayment order against the seller in the last six years.

Owner-occupiers buying to live in the property do not need a licence. The rules only apply when a property is rented out.

Talk to Haringey directly

Anything on this page that you cannot find an answer to, the council's licensing team can confirm in minutes.

Email the licensing team

[email protected]

Phone the licensing team

020 8489 5521

Apply for a licence

Application form on Haringey's website

Public licence register

Search licensed properties in Haringey

Official licensing page

Haringey council guidance

Council postcode checker

Haringey's own street or postcode lookup