HMO licensing in Walsall

Which licences a rented house needs in Walsall, and where. England. Checked 7 September 2026.

Walsall runs additional licensing on top of mandatory licensing.

Mandatory HMO licence: 5 or more people forming 2 or more households sharing facilities.

Additional licensing

Extends HMO licensing to smaller HMOs (typically 3 or 4 people) in a designated area.

StatusIn forceWherenamed areas: Palfrey, Paddock, Pleck and St Matthews wardsDesignated1 September 2022Ends31 August 2027

Page states scheme runs 1 September 2022 until 31 August 2027. Licensing page says council proposes extending to Bentley and Darlaston North, Birchills Leamore, Blakenall, Darlaston South and Willenhall South; search snippet says that second scheme became operational 2023-07-01, not verified on the pages read

Selective licensing

Every privately rented home in a designated area needs a licence, HMO or not.

None found

Licensing page lists mandatory and additional HMO licensing only; no selective licensing scheme mentioned

Council HMO page · HMO Article 4 in Walsall

Check an exact postcode for Article 4

Is a postcode inside an HMO Article 4 area?

See this on every listing.Kerbio puts the Article 4 answer, licensing, the council's HMO register and sold prices on the Rightmove, Zoopla or OnTheMarket page itself. Free for 7 days, then £39 a month.

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Sources: Walsall council, gov.uk HMO licensing. Schemes change; confirm with the council before you offer.