Council compliance brief

Landlord licensing in Ealing

Ealing operates additional HMO licensing and selective licensing in named wards. The property address, occupier count and household arrangement determine the scheme and current application fee.

Reviewed 24 August 20263 official council sourcesSource quality 100/100

Current schemes

What may apply

additional hmo

In force from 1 April 2022.

Additional HMO licensing

Qualifying HMOs with three or four unrelated occupiers across the council's designation.

The council's 2026 to 2027 schedule lists £1,300 plus applicable room charges.

selective

First wards from 1 April 2022; additional wards from 3 January 2023.

Selective licensing

Privately rented properties in the wards designated from April 2022 and the additional wards designated from January 2023.

The council's 2026 to 2027 schedule lists £750, or £675 for qualifying self-contained flats.

Before you pay

Three checks to make

  1. 1Check the property ward against the current selective licensing list.
  2. 2Confirm whether the household arrangement makes the property an HMO.
  3. 3Use the current fee schedule and prepare the evidence requested by the council.

Official EPC signal

Local certificate activity

The aggregate EPC refresh is ready and will appear here when the official API token is connected. No address-level data is published on this page.

Sources and freshness

Licensing changes at council level. Check the official address tool before relying on a summary, especially near designation boundaries.

Turn the check into a system

Bring the dates into one dashboard

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