Hull City Council — landlord licensing reference

Hull City Council — Yorkshire and the Humber.

Selective licensing: no scheme confirmed at council level. Hull City Council operates mandatory HMO licensing only. No selective licensing scheme identified on the council website.

Additional HMO licensing: no scheme confirmed at council level. Hull City Council's HMO pages describe mandatory HMO licensing only: a property needs a licence if it is occupied by 5 or more persons forming 2 or more households who share a bathroom or kitchen. No additional HMO licensing scheme is described on the council's HMO licensing pages. Hull also operates Article 4 directions covering HMO conversions in parts of the city, but that is a planning control, not a licensing scheme.

Council licensing page: https://www.hull.gov.uk/private-landlords/houses-multiple-occupation

Council HMO page: https://www.hull.gov.uk/private-landlords/houses-multiple-occupation/5

Last verified: 2026-08-16.

Reference data only — always check the council's own page before applying.