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Medway Selective Licensing Scheme 2026; coverage: partial; fee: £840 (Single let property, 5-year licence (derived from GBP168/yr figure))
Designated areas: Chatham Central & Brompton, Fort Pitt, Gillingham North, Gillingham South, Luton, Strood North & Frindsbury, Watling. Partial-coverage schemes only apply on specific streets — check the council's own boundary map for your exact address.
High confidence — verified on the council's own site. Sources: https://www.medway.gov.uk/news/article/2054/creating_a_fairer_safer_better_private_rented_sector_in_medway · https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/public-asked-for-views-on-new-restrictions-and-requirements-338027/ · https://residentiallandlord.co.uk/medway-council-plans-dual-licensing-schemes-covering-half-of-private-rental-stock/ · https://www.landlordzone.co.uk/news/large-south-east-council-poised-to-launch-two-licensing-schemes · https://www.home-share.co.uk/medway-hmo-licensing-2026-scheme-approved-costs-timeline-what-landlords-need-to-know/
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Medway Additional HMO Licensing Scheme 2026; coverage: partial; fee: £1305.3 (5-year HMO licence)
Designated areas: Chatham Central & Brompton, Fort Pitt, Gillingham North, Gillingham South, Luton, Watling. Partial-coverage schemes only apply on specific streets — check the council's own boundary map for your exact address.
High confidence — verified on the council's own site. Sources: https://www.medway.gov.uk/news/article/2054/creating_a_fairer_safer_better_private_rented_sector_in_medway · https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/public-asked-for-views-on-new-restrictions-and-requirements-338027/ · https://www.home-share.co.uk/medway-hmo-licensing-2026-scheme-approved-costs-timeline-what-landlords-need-to-know/ · https://www.landlordzone.co.uk/news/large-south-east-council-poised-to-launch-two-licensing-schemes
Medway Council's selective scheme only covers designated wards, not the whole authority — so the first question is whether your specific address is actually in one. We check that against ONS ward data for your postcode, not a guess from the council name.
Our Licence Application Pack works out exactly which scheme covers your specific address, the real fee breakdown and discounts you can claim, every document the council's own form asks for, and the submission link and deadline — delivered as one dated, ready-to-submit pack.
Licence fees in Medway Council: £840–£1,305 per property, paid to the council on top of any help you get preparing the application.
£149 one-off. The NRLA, the UK's largest landlord association, resells done-for-you licence application handling through a partner at £295–£425 + VAT per application.
Check if you need a licence — free →The free check tells you whether a licence is required at all. We only sell you a pack if one genuinely is. We prepare the application — you submit it to the council yourself.
These apply regardless of Medway Council's own licensing rules — every England landlord is on the hook for these:
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