Havering

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London Heroes covers Havering around the clock. Every professional is identity-checked by a person before they can take work, every credential they add is reviewed by our team against its evidence, with any expiry date checked daily, and every payment is held securely until you confirm the work is done.

If you smell gas, or a carbon monoxide alarm sounds: don't smoke, light a flame or touch light switches, open the doors and windows, turn the gas off at the meter if you can reach it safely and it isn't in a cellar or basement, get everyone out, and call the National Gas Emergency Service free on 0800 111 999 before anything else — before calling us.

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Landlord licensing in Havering

Mandatory HMO licensing applies across England. Havering may also operate additional or selective licensing.

Selective licensing: In operation. Havering's selective licensing scheme ('Scheme 2') applies to privately rented homes let to a single family or one to two unrelated occupants, in seven of the borough's wards only: Beam Park, Harold Wood, Rainham and Wennington, Rush Green and Crowlands, Squirrels Heath, St Albans and St Edwards. Fee: Part A (application) £570 + Part B (licensing) £380 = £950 before discounts, with the same discount structure as the additional scheme. Applications could be made after 25 January 2026.Coverage: Beam Park, Harold Wood, Rainham and Wennington, Rush Green and Crowlands, Squirrels Heath, St Albans, St Edwards (7 of 20 wards)Designated: 18 March 2026 until 17 March 2031
Additional HMO licensing: In operation. Havering introduced a borough-wide additional HMO licensing scheme ('Scheme 3') covering all wards in the London Borough of Havering. It catches smaller HMOs not covered by mandatory licensing — typically homes rented to three or four unrelated people sharing amenities such as cooking or washing facilities. Fee: Part A (application) £840 + Part B (licensing) £560 = £1,400 before discounts. Discounts: £100 off Part B for an accredited landlord; £75 off Part B for an EPC of C or above; £100 per dwelling where multiple properties are in the same building. Applications opened from 25 January 2026, with no discount for applying early.Coverage: All wards in the London Borough of HaveringDesignated: 18 March 2026 until 17 March 2031

Both discretionary schemes are new — they only came into force on 18 March 2026, so a large number of Havering landlords who have never needed a licence before now do. Fees are split into two parts: Part A on application, Part B on grant. Havering is an outer borough that historically had very little licensing, so awareness among small local landlords is likely to be low and the compliance risk correspondingly high. Mandatory HMO licensing (5+ occupants in 2+ households) applies as it does nationally.

Checked against the council’s own pages on 21 July 2026. Licensing schemes are five-year designations that expire and get redesignated on their own timetables — always confirm on Havering Council’s licensing pages before applying or paying.

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Heating and gas safety in Havering

Havering operates additional HMO licensing borough-wide until 17 March 2031 and selective licensing until 17 March 2031 — the exact coverage of selective licensing is set out in the licensing panel above — checked against the council’s own pages on 21 July 2026. Mandatory HMO licensing applies across England regardless.

If you let a property with gas appliances installed, the landlord gas safety duties apply whether or not it needs a property licence.

Source — checked 21 July 2026

Landlord Gas Safety Record (LGSR, often called 'CP12' in the industry, though that is not the certificate's legal name)

Annual — within 12 months of appliance/flue installation and at intervals of not more than 12 months thereafter.

Source — checked 20 October 2026

Gas safety duties are set nationally and do not vary between London boroughs — only the licensing position above does.

Check an engineer on the Gas Safe Register: gassaferegister.co.uk

Source — checked 21 July 2026

Landlord gas safety certificate (CP12) · Boiler service · Boiler repair

What Havering is built of — and what that means for repairs

Havering is the outer-east suburban borough: overwhelmingly interwar and post-war low-rise family housing — 1930s bay-fronted semis and short terraces around Romford, Hornchurch and Gidea Park, extensive post-war and 1950s-60s estate housing at Harold Hill and Rainham, and pockets of genuinely rural and semi-rural property towards Upminster, Cranham and North Ockendon. Recent change is concentrated in high-density new-build flats around Romford town centre and the Beam Park regeneration on the Rainham marshes edge. Victorian stock is comparatively scarce, and much of the borough is detached and semi-detached rather than flatted.

Common repair issues in Havering

Interwar cavity-wall semis with degraded, bridged or missing cavity insulation and cold, damp-prone external walls
Concrete-tiled and clay-tiled pitched roofs from the 1930s-50s reaching end of life, often with no or perished underfelt
Post-war system-built and non-traditional estate housing at Harold Hill and Rainham with structural, insulation and thermal-bridging issues
Ageing gas central heating, single-skin conservatories and unmodernised electrics in long-held family homes
Extensions, garage conversions and loft conversions typical of suburban semis, with building regulations and party wall implications
Surface-water and fluvial flood exposure on the Rainham and Beam Park marshland edge and along the Ingrebourne valley
Shrinkable London clay subsoil causing seasonal subsidence and heave, particularly near mature trees
Newly licensable single-let houses whose landlords have never had to meet licence conditions before — smoke alarms, gas and electrical certification, and management standards

Areas we cover in Havering

Romford
Hornchurch
Upminster
Rainham
Harold Hill
Harold Wood
Gidea Park
Elm Park

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Straight answers for Havering

How do I find a verified plumber or electrician in Havering?

Describe the job at londonheroes.co.uk/request. Every professional on London Heroes has passed an identity check, decided by a person, before they can take work. The Hero Agreement requires the credentials their work needs (Gas Safe for gas work, competent-person scheme membership for electrical work, public liability insurance); our team reviews each one a professional adds, and once verified it shows on their Hero Passport with any expiry date it carries, which is checked daily. London Heroes covers Havering around the clock.

How does payment protection work on London Heroes?

You pay when you book, and the money is held securely. It is released to the tradesperson when you confirm the work is complete, or after a dispute you raise is resolved in their favour. If something goes wrong before you confirm, raising a dispute freezes the money automatically while our team investigates; outcomes can include a refund to your original payment method. The platform fee is a transparent 10%, paid by the professional.

Are the tradespeople on London Heroes vetted?

Yes, and the decision is made by a person, not an algorithm. Identity verification includes photographic ID, a selfie holding the document, and business registration for limited companies, and no one can take work until it is approved. Every credential a professional adds is uploaded with its evidence and reviewed by our team. A credential whose recorded expiry date has passed shows as expired on the professional's public Passport rather than being hidden, and reviews can only be written by clients of real, paid jobs.

What does it cost to use London Heroes in Havering?

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Do landlords need a property licence in Havering?

Havering operates additional HMO licensing borough-wide until 17 March 2031 and selective licensing until 17 March 2031; the exact coverage of selective licensing is set out on our Havering page. Mandatory HMO licensing applies across England regardless. Checked against Havering Council’s own pages on 21 July 2026 — confirm on the council’s website before applying, as designations expire and are renewed on their own timetables.

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