Croydon selective licensing: we handle the whole application for £495
Last updated 2026-07-05
Croydon’s selective licensing scheme goes live on 1 September 2026. Getting your application in early means you are covered from day one.
Renting out a property that needs a selective licence without one is a criminal offence. On prosecution the fine is unlimited; alternatively the council can impose a civil penalty of up to £40,000 per offence, and a Rent Repayment Order of up to 24 months’ rent can be ordered (Renters' Rights Act 2025).
Start my Croydon application — £495
- Scheme status
- Live from 1 September 2026
- Applications
- Applications open in summer 2026 — Croydon confirms the exact date in July 2026. We prepare your application now so it is ready to file the moment the portal opens.
- Properties in scope
- around 53,500 privately rented homes across 14 wards
- Licence runs to
- 31 August 2031 (up to 5 years)
- Council fee
- £800 per property
- Our service fee
- £495 (portfolio discount for multiple properties)
What it costs in Croydon
Council fee
£800 per property
Confirmed by Croydon Cabinet (25 March 2026). The final fee and any early-application discount or payment split are published when applications open (expected July 2026); we confirm the exact figure with the council before you pay it.
Paid by you directly to Croydon — we add no markup.
Our service
£495
We prepare and submit the whole application, deal with the council’s questions, and handle any go-backs. Multiple properties? Ask about our portfolio rate.
What we do
- Confirm your exact address is inside the Croydon designation before you pay anything.
- Complete the whole selective licence application from your property details and documents.
- Submit it to Croydon on your behalf and pay the council fee from funds you provide.
- Handle the council’s questions and any go-backs, keeping you updated.
- Prepare your fit-and-proper-person declaration ready for you to sign.
What you supply
To keep this honest: a licence application needs a few things only you can provide. These are documents you already need to let a property legally, plus one declaration the law says only you can sign.
Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR)
A satisfactory EICR dated within the last 5 years. Croydon lists this as a required document.
Gas safety certificate (if there is gas at the property)
A current CP12 gas safety record. Croydon lists this as a required document where gas is present.
Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
You already need a valid EPC to let legally, so it is usually to hand.
Proof of the licence holder’s address
For an individual licence holder, as required by Croydon.
Your signed fit-and-proper-person declaration
By law only you can make this declaration about yourself. We prepare it; you sign it.
We confirm the definitive document list for your property with Croydon at the start — if anything here isn’t needed for your case, we tell you.
Which Croydon areas are covered
The scheme covers 14 of Croydon’s 28 wards. Ward boundaries changed in recent years, so check your exact address against the council’s map before assuming you are in or out.
- Addiscombe East
- Addiscombe West
- Bensham Manor
- Broad Green
- Fairfield
- Norbury and Pollards Hill
- Norbury Park
- Selhurst
- South Croydon
- South Norwood
- Thornton Heath
- Waddon
- West Thornton
- Woodside
Croydon selective licensing map (Croydon Observatory) →
Paying a firm you’ve not used before? Here’s why your money is safe.
You only pay when you’re sure
Checking your council and getting a quote is free, with no payment to enquire. If you don’t actually need a licence, we tell you — we’d rather say so than take your money.
Full refund if we haven’t started
If we haven’t begun preparing your application, your service fee comes back in full. No quibble.
No markup on the council’s fee
The council’s own fee is paid by you directly to the council. We never add to it or take a cut of it.
A named Chartered Accountant
Your application is prepared and filed by Patrick Roper, an ICAEW Chartered Accountant (member no. 4291074, confirmable with ICAEW) — not an anonymous form-filling service.
Secure card payment
Card payment runs through Stripe, the checkout used by millions of businesses. “GETHMOLICENCE” shows on your statement, so you’ll always recognise the charge.
Honest about the outcome
We’re not a law firm and we never promise a licence — that decision is the council’s. What we guarantee is a complete, correct application.
Get HMO Licence provides document preparation and application-handling. We are not a law firm and do not give legal advice. Licensing decisions are made by local authorities and cannot be guaranteed.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a selective licence in Croydon?
If your property is a privately rented home inside one of the designated Croydon areas, then yes — a selective licence is required, whether or not it is an HMO. The scheme covers 14 of Croydon’s 28 wards. Ward boundaries changed in recent years, so check your exact address against the council’s map before assuming you are in or out. We check your exact address for you before you pay anything.
How much does it cost in Croydon?
Two separate costs. The council’s own fee is £800 per property, paid by you directly to Croydon — we never add a markup. Our done-for-you service, which prepares and submits the whole application, is £495.
What do you need from me?
Your property details and your safety certificates — an EICR, a gas safety certificate if the property has gas, and your EPC. We prepare everything else, including the forms and your fit-and-proper-person declaration, which by law only you can sign.
What happens if I don’t license the property?
Renting out a property that needs a selective licence without one is a criminal offence. On prosecution the fine is unlimited; alternatively the council can impose a civil penalty of up to £40,000 per offence, and a Rent Repayment Order of up to 24 months’ rent can be ordered (Renters' Rights Act 2025).
Do you guarantee I’ll get the licence?
No one honestly can — the decision is Croydon’s. What we guarantee is a complete, correct application: if we make an error that gets it rejected as incomplete, we fix it free.
I have several properties in the area — is there a discount?
Yes. If you have more than one property to license we discount the per-property service fee. Tell us how many when you enquire and we’ll quote you a portfolio rate.
Get your Croydon selective licence sorted
Leave your details — no payment to enquire. We’ll confirm your property is in the designation, tell you exactly what we need, and take the whole application off your hands for £495.
Secure payment via Stripe.
Questions first? Email patrick@gethmolicence.co.uk.
Indicative guidance, not legal advice — Croydon makes the final licensing decision. England only.