Additional HMO licensing · Additional HMO licensing (phase 1 + phase 2 selective areas)
In force | Area covered | Part of the council area |
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| Designation made | 18 Feb 2025 |
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| Runs | 1 Jun 2025 to 31 May 2030 |
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| Fee | £976 (Part A £586 + Part B £391) |
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| Discounts | accredited £75 off Part B; £10 per extra property applied together |
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Streets listed (16)
Bensham North/Windmill Hills · Bensham Central and West · The Avenues · Bensham South/Avenues North · Bensham West/Avenues · Beacon Lough East · Birtley/Birtley Industrial · Chopwell (North) · North Felling/Felling Shore Industrial · Derwentwater East · Derwentwater West/Racecourse Estate · Swalwell North/Metro Centre · Kelvin Grove · Felling Falla Park · Sunderland Road · Shipcote
Ward or street lists can split a road. Use the council's own address checker or designation map before relying on this list.
Council licensing page Designation notice Public register
Details read from the council website via a summary tool because the page blocks automated reading. Please confirm on the council page.
Note from our check: NEW ROW: original table only noted this in selective notes
Checked 28 Sept 2026.
Selective licensing · Phase 1 (8 areas)
In force | Area covered | Part of the council area |
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| Designation made | 18 Feb 2025 |
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| Runs | 1 Jun 2025 to 31 May 2030 |
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| Fee | £850 (Part A £510 + Part B £340) |
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| Discounts | early bird £75 (3 months before start); accredited £75 off Part B; £10 per extra property applied together |
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Streets listed (8)
Bensham North/Windmill Hills · Bensham Central and West · The Avenues · Bensham South/Avenues North · Bensham West/Avenues · Beacon Lough East · Birtley/Birtley Industrial · Chopwell (North)
Ward or street lists can split a road. Use the council's own address checker or designation map before relying on this list.
Council licensing page Designation notice Council address checker Public register
Details read from the council website via a summary tool because the page blocks automated reading. Please confirm on the council page.
Checked 28 Sept 2026.
Selective licensing · Phase 2 (8 areas)
In force | Area covered | Part of the council area |
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| Designation made | 18 Feb 2025 |
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| Runs | 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sept 2030 |
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| Fee | £850 (Part A £510 + Part B £340) |
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| Discounts | early bird £75 (3 months before start); accredited £75 off Part B; £10 per extra property applied together |
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Streets listed (8)
North Felling/Felling Shore Industrial · Derwentwater East · Derwentwater West/Racecourse Estate · Swalwell North/Metro Centre · Kelvin Grove · Felling Falla Park · Sunderland Road · Shipcote
Ward or street lists can split a road. Use the council's own address checker or designation map before relying on this list.
Council licensing page Designation notice Council address checker Public register
Details read from the council website via a summary tool because the page blocks automated reading. Please confirm on the council page.
Checked 28 Sept 2026.
Mandatory HMO licensing in Gateshead
Whatever the local schemes, a licence is required for any house in multiple occupation let to 5 or more people forming 2 or more households who share a kitchen, bathroom or toilet. This rule is national and has applied since 1 October 2018. Letting without a required licence is a criminal offence under section 72 of the Housing Act 2004. Read do I need an HMO licence? and how to apply.
Gateshead HMO licence register
The council's public register of licensed properties: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council public register. Use it to check whether a property already holds a licence, for example before you buy. Licences do not transfer to a new owner.
Gateshead Article 4 and HMO planning rules
Gateshead publishes Article 4 data to the national planning data platform, but none of its 5 published areas are labelled as an HMO direction. That does not prove there is no HMO Article 4 direction: check the council's planning pages.
Licensing and planning are separate. A licence does not give planning permission, and planning permission does not replace a licence. See Article 4 and HMOs.
Tribunal record: rent repayment orders and civil penalties in Gateshead
Figures below count First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) decisions published on GOV.UK for properties located in Gateshead. They show how tenants and the council use enforcement here. Most civil penalties are paid without appeal, so they never reach the tribunal.
| Rent repayment order decisions | 4 (2 in the last 3 years) |
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| Orders made | 0 (0% of decisions with a known outcome) |
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| Civil penalty appeals | 17 |
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| Penalty upheld (in full or reduced) | 76.9% · confirmed in full 15.4% |
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| Median penalty: council's notice / after tribunal | £6,440 / £7,192 |
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| Other Housing Act appeals (licence terms, notices, orders) | 5 |
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Amounts and outcomes are extracted automatically from the decision text and can be wrong; open the decision on GOV.UK for the full reasons. Party names are not shown. Information, not legal advice.
If you have let without a licence you needed, read unlicensed property: what to do, rent repayment orders and civil penalties.
Landlord database deadline for Gateshead
Gateshead is in the North East region of the new Private Rented Sector Database. Registration opens 15 Jun 2027 and the deadline to register is 14 Sept 2027. The published fee is £65 per property per year. Database registration is separate from council licensing: you may need both. See register your rental property.
Get help with a Gateshead licence application
We can prepare a licence application for you for a fixed fee; the council's own fee is separate. See pricing for what is included and how we make money. You can also run a full address check on the postcode checker.
Gateshead licensing: common questions
Is there selective licensing in Gateshead?
Yes. Phase 1 (8 areas): in force until 31 May 2030 (part of the area); Phase 2 (8 areas): in force until 30 Sept 2030 (part of the area). Check the council's map or address checker to confirm your street.
How much is an HMO licence in Gateshead?
Additional HMO licensing: £976; Selective licensing: £850; Selective licensing: £850. Fees for mandatory HMO licences are set by the council and published on its fees page.
Does Gateshead have an Article 4 direction for HMOs?
Gateshead publishes Article 4 data to the national planning data platform, but none of its 5 published areas are labelled as an HMO direction. That does not prove there is no HMO Article 4 direction: check the council's planning pages.
Where is the Gateshead HMO licence register?
The council publishes its public register of licences here: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council register. Councils must keep a register of licences under section 232 of the Housing Act 2004.
How often do landlords in Gateshead face rent repayment orders or fines?
The First-tier Tribunal has published 4 rent repayment order decisions for properties in Gateshead (0 with an order made), and 17 civil penalty appeals. Most penalties are never appealed, so the true number of fines is higher.
Related: selective licensing in England · additional HMO licensing · HMO licence cost · HMO rules · HMO hub
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Last checked 28 Sep 2026. Information, not legal advice. Licensing schemes change often; always confirm with the council before you act.