Letting a property in Northumberland: a landlord’s guide

General information as at October 2026, not legal advice. Always check the council’s current scheme before letting.

Landlord licensing in Northumberland

• Selective licensing: Selective licensing in the Croft area of Blyth (between Hodgsons Road, Waterloo Road/Bridge Street, Regent Street and Renwick Road) from 14 October 2024 for five years, to October 2029. No selective licensing elsewhere in the county; Ashington Town Council has asked for a scheme there.
• Additional HMO licensing: No additional HMO licensing scheme found; national mandatory HMO licensing (five or more people from two or more households) applies.

Separately, every large HMO (5 or more people forming 2 or more households) needs a mandatory HMO licence anywhere in England. Source: Northumberland County Council.

Northumberland County Council: private renting and licensing

Safety certificates

• Gas Safety (CP12): every 12 months, by a Gas Safe registered engineer.
• EICR: at least every 5 years, by a qualified electrician.
• EPC: rated E or above, valid for 10 years.
• Alarms: a smoke alarm on every storey, and a carbon monoxide alarm in rooms with a fixed combustion appliance (not gas cookers).

Book a Gas Safety certificate, EICR or EPC in Northumberland at a fixed price, and keep track of expiry dates in the free landlord dashboard.

Deposits and the inventory

Protect the deposit in the DPS, TDS or mydeposits within 30 days. At the end, the scheme decides any dispute on the evidence, above all the check-in compared with the check-out, so the inventory is what protects you.

What to record in Northumberland homes

• Colliery terraces in Ashington, Blyth and Bedlington: photograph damp at the base of walls, back yards, outhouses and rear lanes.
• Homes in Blyth's Croft licensing area: note the licence number and check that the smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are there and working.
• Coastal homes in Blyth, Amble and Berwick: record salt marks and rust on window fittings and damp on exposed walls.
• Stone cottages and farm lets in the hills and Tyne Valley: photograph stoves, chimneys, oil tanks or LPG supply with the fuel level, and any septic tank.
• Cramlington's estate homes: note garages, parking bays, fences and any shared paths.
• Former holiday cottages let long term on the coast: list furniture and kitchenware item by item, as much is often included.

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Homes sold in Northumberland in the last 12 months

Type	Sales	Average price
Terraced	1,204	£169,473
Semi-detached	1,045	£202,599
Detached	1,023	£417,283
Flat or maisonette	323	£120,002
Other	152	£378,478

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data since 27 October 2025, updated monthly. Look up any address in the free property report.