- Location: Croydon, UK
- Authority: Croydon Council
- Invitation: Residents and businesses to comment
- Proposals: Two new landlord licensing schemes
- Purpose: Gather public input on schemes
- Status: Public consultation phase ongoing
MEL Research is conducting the consultation on behalf of the Council, and it ends on Monday, January 12.
The recommendations back the Council’s efforts to make the borough’s private rental properties better and more equitable for both renters and responsible owners.
One way to guarantee safer and higher standards in privately rented homes is through property licensing. Encouraging renters to live in safe, secure, warm, and dry homes is a key component of Croydon’s five-year Housing Strategy 2024-2029 and Executive Mayor Jason Perry’s top priority.
A selective licensing program to repair subpar property conditions is the first suggested plan. In order to misbehave with present regulations, private landlords in 14 wards would need to retain a Croydon property licence. vindicating that demesne are suitable for their intended use, supplying evidence of fire safety and applicable parcel agreements, and conducting visionary property examinations are all conditions of each license.
Additionally, the Council is putting out a new plan for homes with multiple occupants (HMO). In order to address property conditions and inadequate property management, this would expand the national required program that currently applies to large HMOs to smaller HMOs.
The 12-week consultation is open on the website of independent research firm M.E.L. Research ends on Monday, January 12, 2026.
Jason Perry, Executive Mayor of Croydon said:
“We are working to make sure that residents live in good quality homes, and this includes residents who rent privately across the borough. These proposed schemes will help prevent residents from falling victim to rogue landlords and will support landlords in taking action against bad tenants.
I encourage local tenants, landlords, managing agents to get involved and have their say before the consultation closes, so we can hear your views on the proposals. The consultation is open to everyone.”
How will the consultation process work and deadlines?
The proffers revive a picky licensing scheme covering all private rented parcels city-wide, taking landlords to gain licences( freights estimated £800- £1,250 per property) to demonstrate good operation, safety compliance, and tenant protections.
A alternate fresh licensing scheme targets lower Houses in Multiple Occupation( HMOs) beyond obligatory conditions, erecting on the council’s expired 2015- 2020 CPRPL scheme rejected for renewal in 2021. Administrative Mayor Jason Perry emphasises raising norms in damp/ mould-prone settlements while supporting biddable landlords.
The public discussion runs until January 12, 2026, via online checks, public meetings, and landlord forums, gathering input to upgrade boundaries, freights, and enforcement before Cabinet blessing and government designation. Critics note it overlaps with the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, questioning announcement reach amid 35,000 private settlements; sympathizers punctuate better conditions aligning with the 2022- 26 Business Plan.
