Letting a property in Welwyn Hatfield: 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 Welwyn Hatfield

• Selective licensing: No selective licensing scheme.
• Additional HMO licensing: No additional HMO licensing scheme; only national mandatory HMO licensing applies (five or more unrelated occupiers). New HMOs in Hatfield also need planning permission.

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

Welwyn Hatfield Borough 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 Welwyn Hatfield 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 Welwyn Hatfield homes

• Student shared houses near the University of Hertfordshire: record each bedroom's lock, furniture and fire doors, and check a licence is in place for five or more sharers.
• Garden city houses in Welwyn Garden City: photograph original windows, hedges and front gardens, which the estate management scheme expects to be kept.
• Post-war terraces and maisonettes in Hatfield: note communal stairs, bin stores, garages in blocks and any fob or key counts.
• Ex-council flats: photograph communal doors, entry phones and drying areas, and ask who maintains them.
• Older cottages in Old Hatfield and Welwyn village: check low ceilings, timber windows and any damp in solid walls.
• Detached homes in Brookmans Park and Cuffley: photograph large gardens, driveways and outbuildings.

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Homes sold in Welwyn Hatfield in the last 12 months

Type	Sales	Average price
Terraced	346	£417,944
Flat or maisonette	222	£275,723
Semi-detached	174	£555,519
Detached	143	£884,054
Other	32	£639,422

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