Landlord licensing and compliance in Haringey
Haringey operates additional HMO licensing across the borough and selective licensing in designated streets in 14 wards. Its selective scheme began on 17 November 2022 and is stated to run for five years. The council's HMO penalty page states up to £30,000, while amended legislation states a £40,000 civil-penalty maximum for relevant offences; confirm the current local position.
Three licensing routes
Mandatory licensing applies to qualifying HMOs with five or more people in more than one household sharing facilities, subject to exemptions. Haringey's additional scheme covers all HMOs in the borough, including section 257 HMOs; the accessible designation page identifies a 2024-2029 scheme, but exact commencement and expiry days were not confirmed. Selective licensing applies to specified streets in 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 and Woodside.
Check the street, register and fees
The council's selective scheme is stated to run from 17 November 2022 for five years. It provides an online register, but says this is not the full HMO register; the full register requires an appointment. Selective fees are linked to a 2026/27 schedule, while the HMO fee page showed a browser-verification interstitial. Current HMO charges, renewal fees and the applicable fee year were UNVERIFIED - could not confirm on council website.
Planning and penalty figures
Haringey says its Article 4 Direction requires planning permission for C3-to-C4 change in 16 listed wards; HMOs with seven or more occupants need planning permission borough-wide. The council HMO page states civil penalties up to £30,000, while legislation amended from 1 May 2026 sets a £40,000 maximum for relevant offences. Treat these as differing official statements and confirm the local enforcement position.
Sources: London Borough of Haringey HMO and selective licensing, fee, register and Article 4 guidance; legislation.gov.uk section 249A. Confirm exact designation dates, current HMO fees and penalty policy 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 streets in 14 wards. 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.