Yorkshire and the Humber

HMO licensing in East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire Council requires a mandatory licence for HMOs occupied by 5 or more people from 2 or more households. It also runs additional licensing, which brings smaller HMOs (typically 3 or 4 people) into licensing. The published licence fee starts at £1,205 (£1,015 to renew).

Mandatory licence

5+ people, 2+ households

National scheme

Additional / selective

Additional

Council-designated schemes

Licence fee

From £1,205

Renewal £1,015

Decision time

About 8 weeks

The council's stated aim

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Licensing schemes in East Riding of Yorkshire

In force

Additional licensing

The council says an additional HMO licensing scheme operates in Goole, covering HMOs that fall outside the national mandatory definition. The council does not publish the designation start or end dates, so landlords in Goole should confirm the current scope and expiry with the licensing team.

Council source

Verified 24 September 2026

Licence fees

The published fee for a new HMO licence is £1,205, and £1,015 to renew. Fees can depend on the number of occupants or lettings, and they are reviewed each year.

Fees below are the council's published schedule effective from 1 April 2026, quoted for a 5-bedroom property (the base case), with £25 added per additional bedroom. New application: £510 for a 1-year licence, or £1,205 for a 5-year licence. Renewal: £510 for a 1-year licence, or £1,015 for a 5-year licence. A 1-year (rather than 5-year) licence may be mandated where a property was found operating unlicensed or where there are management concerns. A pre-application advice visit (2 hours) costs £240 inc VAT (previously quoted as £172.62 on an older cached version of the page — the £240 figure is the live 2026 rate). A replacement licence costs £45. Licences cannot be transferred and a separate licence is needed for each property.

Check the current fee on the council website (eastriding.gov.uk) before you apply.

Additional and selective licence fees

Fees for council-designated schemes are set separately from the mandatory HMO fee. Figures are the standard full-rate fee for a new licence, before any discounts.

Additional licence

No single standard fee

The council’s HMO licensing page refers to an additional licensing scheme that operates in Goole, but it publishes no designation dates and no separate additional-licence fee. Landlords in Goole should confirm the current scope and fee with the council.

Checked 2 October 2026 against eastriding.gov.uk

Minimum room sizes

Double bedroom	10.22 m² minimum floor area for a room used as sleeping accommodation by 2 persons aged 10 or over. East Riding's own HMO page states only that rooms must be of 'a reasonable size' without publishing its own figures, so this is the national statutory minimum under The Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Mandatory Conditions of Licences) (England) Regulations 2018, which applies by default to mandatorily licensed HMOs.
Single bedroom	6.51 m² minimum floor area for a room used as sleeping accommodation by 1 person aged 10 or over (4.64 m² for a child under 10). East Riding's own HMO page states only that rooms must be of 'a reasonable size' without publishing its own figures, so this is the national statutory minimum under The Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Mandatory Conditions of Licences) (England) Regulations 2018.

Double bedroom

10.22 m² minimum floor area for a room used as sleeping accommodation by 2 persons aged 10 or over. East Riding's own HMO page states only that rooms must be of 'a reasonable size' without publishing its own figures, so this is the national statutory minimum under The Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Mandatory Conditions of Licences) (England) Regulations 2018, which applies by default to mandatorily licensed HMOs.

Single bedroom

6.51 m² minimum floor area for a room used as sleeping accommodation by 1 person aged 10 or over (4.64 m² for a child under 10). East Riding's own HMO page states only that rooms must be of 'a reasonable size' without publishing its own figures, so this is the national statutory minimum under The Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Mandatory Conditions of Licences) (England) Regulations 2018.

National minimums for licensed HMOs are 6.51 m² for one adult and 10.22 m² for two adults; councils can apply higher local standards.

Fire safety requirements

Correctly positioned, working smoke alarms are a mandatory licence condition, required to be maintained throughout the licence term.
A valid annual gas safety certificate is required where the property has a gas supply.
Electrical appliances and furniture supplied by the landlord must be kept in a safe condition.

Kitchen, bathroom and amenity standards

The property must have enough bathrooms, cooking facilities and toilets for the number of people living there, and rooms must be of a reasonable size to avoid overcrowding.
A written tenancy agreement must be provided to all occupants.
The property must comply with the council's refuse and recycling scheme arrangements.

Documents you will need

Gas safety certificate — Current, valid annual gas safety certificate where the property has a gas supply.
DBS certificate — Basic DBS Disclosure certificate for the proposed licence holder/manager, as part of the fit-and-proper-person check.
Tenancy agreement — Written tenancy agreement provided to all occupants.
Smoke alarm confirmation — Confirmation that correctly positioned, working smoke alarms are fitted.

Sources

Compiled from the council’s own published pages and documents; data reviewed September 2026. Rules and fees change, so always confirm with East Riding of Yorkshire Council before applying. This is general information, not legal advice.