London licensing overviews

Start with the borough. Compare the selected London council overviews that are live, see which licensing categories are active, and move into Locastica when the answer depends on one specific address.

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Covers mandatory HMO, additional HMO, and selective licensing across selected London boroughs.

Browse by borough

Open the borough overview first when you need public context on active licensing categories. Move into an address check when the answer depends on one property rather than the borough-level picture.

London

Public overview live for Mandatory HMO

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Westminster

Public overview live for Additional HMO, Mandatory HMO, Selective licensing

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Barking and Dagenham

Public overview live for Additional HMO, Selective licensing, Mandatory HMO

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Barnet

Public overview live for Selective licensing, Mandatory HMO

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Bexley

Public overview live for Mandatory HMO, Selective licensing

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Brent

Public overview live for Additional HMO, Selective licensing, Mandatory HMO

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Camden

Public overview live for Additional HMO, Mandatory HMO

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Croydon

Public overview live for Mandatory HMO

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Ealing

Public overview live for Mandatory HMO, Additional HMO, Selective licensing

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Hackney

Public overview live for Mandatory HMO

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Hammersmith and Fulham

Public overview live for Mandatory HMO, Additional HMO, Selective licensing

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Haringey

Public overview live for Mandatory HMO

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Harrow

Public overview live for Mandatory HMO, Additional HMO

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Havering

Public overview live for Mandatory HMO

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Hillingdon

Public overview live for Mandatory HMO, Additional HMO

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Hounslow

Public overview live for Mandatory HMO, Additional HMO

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Islington

Public overview live for Mandatory HMO, Selective licensing

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Lambeth

Public overview live for Mandatory HMO, Additional HMO, Selective licensing

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Lewisham

Public overview live for Mandatory HMO, Additional HMO, Selective licensing

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Merton

Public overview live for Selective licensing, Additional HMO, Mandatory HMO

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Newham

Public overview live for Mandatory HMO, Additional HMO, Selective licensing

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Redbridge

Public overview live for Mandatory HMO, Additional HMO

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Southwark

Public overview live for Mandatory HMO, Additional HMO, Selective licensing

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Sutton

Public overview live for Mandatory HMO

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Tower Hamlets

Public overview live for Mandatory HMO, Additional HMO, Selective licensing

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Waltham Forest

Public overview live for Selective licensing, Additional HMO, Mandatory HMO

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Wandsworth

Public overview live for Mandatory HMO, Additional HMO, Selective licensing

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Greenwich

Public overview live for Mandatory HMO, Selective licensing

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Kensington and Chelsea

Public overview live for Additional HMO, Mandatory HMO

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Kingston upon Thames

Public overview live for Mandatory HMO

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