Landlord licensing and compliance in Gateshead
Gateshead operates additional HMO and selective licensing in designated areas, with schemes starting in phases in 2025 and running to 2030. The council's penalty sources conflict on the maximum civil penalty, stating both £30,000 and £40,000. Scheme coverage is address-specific, and published fees do not state their fee year.
Check the designation for your address
Gateshead operates additional HMO licensing and selective licensing in designated areas, not uniformly across the borough. Additional licensing began on 1 June 2025 and is stated to run to 31 May 2030. Selective licensing has two phases: 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2030 and 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2030. Check the council's maps and address checker for ward boundaries and exclusions before letting.
Fees and licence conditions
The council lists £976.30 for an additional HMO licence and £850 for a selective licence, with each fee paid in two parts. The page does not identify the fee year, and the current mandatory HMO fee was not confirmed. Additional and selective licences last five years and are not transferable; the council checks the proposed holder's fitness and management arrangements.
Preserve the penalty discrepancy
The council's appeals and penalties page states a civil penalty of up to £40,000. Its designation notice states a maximum of £30,000, with possible prosecution and rent repayment orders. These source-specific figures conflict and should not be collapsed into one amount. HMO-specific Article 4 status and concluded prosecution examples were UNVERIFIED - could not confirm on council website.
Sources: Gateshead Council licence application, fees, designation and public notice pages, appeals and penalties information, and mandatory HMO licensing policy. Verify address coverage, current fees, register access and the penalty position with the council. Illustrative guide - scheme boundaries and dates change; general information, not legal advice.
Renewal tracked from expiry, reminders from 60 days out, proof of service to tenants logged. Knows the 2-month early-renewal rule that keeps your date fixed.
Five years goes quicker than you think. Kept remembers so you don't have to - including the 28-day duty to give tenants a copy.
Expiry tracked from the certificate details you confirm - band E is the current minimum for most domestic private lets unless exempt, and proposed changes are flagged only when they become law.
30-day protection window tracked from the day the money lands - not the tenancy date - with prescribed information logged.
Check dates and follow-up dates for time-limited permissions, stored against each tenant.
Smoke alarms every storey, CO alarms where required, checked and dated at the start of every tenancy.
A one-off duty for tenancies that existed on 1 May 2026. Who was served, when, and how - the £7,000 question, answered with a dated record.
Preparation and export support for the future official registration process - clearly marked as planned.
Selective licensing (ordinary lets): YES - designated areas, phased 2025-2030. See the local picture above - every other duty applies exactly as it does nationwide.
Add a postcode and Kept resolves the council, location and local context automatically.
Planned preparation and export support for the government's regional PRS Database rollout.