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Is my rented home licensed? Merton

Which property licensing schemes run in Merton, whether the council publishes its register as a file we can check, and what the tribunal has decided for homes there. Enter a postcode to check one address:

Licensing schemes in Merton

Mandatory HMO licensing In force everywhere

Applies everywhere in England: a house or flat shared by 5 or more people from 2 or more households needs a licence.

Additional HMO licensing In force

Covers 7 wards, 24 Sep 2023 to 23 Sep 2028. Smaller HMOs (for example 3 or 4 sharers) need a licence here too.

Selective licensing In force

Covers 4 wards, 24 Sep 2023 to 23 Sep 2028. Every privately rented home in the area needs a licence, shared or not.

Scheme details were checked on 17 Oct 2026 from the council's own pages; whether a part-borough scheme covers a particular postcode comes from the Greater London Authority's licence-area map when you check an address. Schemes start, end and get renewed; the council's page is the current word.

The council's register

We haven't found Merton's register online. The council's private housing team can confirm whether an address is licensed (Housing Act 2004 s.232 requires a public register).

Ending soon

None of the additional or selective schemes we hold for Merton ends in the next six months.

What the tribunal decided in Merton

9 rent repayment order decisions in Merton; too few with a known outcome to give a rate.

16 rent increase decisions in Merton: what the tribunal decided when tenants challenged a Section 13 notice.

Past decisions are not a prediction. The tribunal decides each case on its facts.

Check an addressWhich schemes cover a postcode in Merton, and whether the address is on the register we hold. Rent repayment order packThe licence position, the most the tribunal could order, comparable orders nearby and how to apply, as one PDF. Ask Merton what its register showsA letter template to the council's private sector housing team. Shelter on HMO licensingShelter's guide for tenants. GOV.UK on rent repayment ordersThe official guidance, the form and the fees.

This is public data about schemes and registers, not a finding about any home. Whether a licence was needed, and whether one was held, is for the council and, in a dispute, the tribunal. Contains public sector information from Merton's published pages and register.