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Private rented property licensing in Lewisham
There are two types of property licensing in Lewisham:
licensing for single occupancy privately rented properties (otherwise known as ‘Selective licensing’)
HMO licensing
HMO licensing is in operation in all part of Lewisham borough and includes:
Mandatory Nation HMO Licensing
For HMOs of more than 5 people. This is a national licensing scheme in operation across the country.
Your property is defined as a large HMO if:
it’s rented to five or more people who form more than one household, and
some or all of the tenants share toilet, bathroom or kitchen facilities, and
at least one tenant pays rent
Additional HMO Licensing
Introduced in the borough of Lewisham on 22 April 2022 for smaller HMOs that are not covered by the national scheme. This will apply for at least the next 5 years.
A smaller HMO is a property:
rented out by at least three people
who are not from one ‘household’ (for example a family)
but share facilities like the bathroom and kitchen
Tenants in the London borough of Lewisham have a right to expect well-managed, decent and safe standard of private rented accommodation. If you own or manage a rental property of any kind, it’s likely that you will need a licence.
If you don't get a licence, you could get an unlimited fine upon prosecution and a criminal record or receive a civil penalty of up to £30,000 per offence, and may be banned from running a rental property.
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