Is Greenwich selective licensing the same as HMO licensing?

No. The council distinguishes mandatory and additional HMO licensing from selective licensing for specified private rentals in designated areas. Its selective guidance names five ward areas and explains that properties with an HMO licence do not need a selective licence. Check the exact address and current council notices because a neighbourhood description such as Woolwich does not establish coverage.

What should a landlord report about a leak in a Peninsula apartment?

Say which fittings are affected, whether neighbouring flats have reported problems and whether water appears continuously or only when an appliance runs. Provide the building manager contact and any instructions for shared isolation points. Greenwich Peninsula blocks may place risers and plant outside the landlord's control, so the agreed scope must distinguish private repairs from communal investigation.

Can a Plumstead shared house use an old family-home certificate file?

Previous records are useful background, but the present occupancy and installation must be checked. A shared Plumstead terrace may involve different licensing, fire safety and management considerations from its earlier use by one family. Give the council accurate household and occupant details, and arrange the inspections and documentation appropriate to the actual accommodation rather than assuming historic records establish compliance.

How do inspections work for an occupied Eltham rental?

Agree tenant access and explain which cupboards, rooms and service controls need to be available. In Eltham houses with extensions or loft rooms, provide earlier reports and details of added circuits or moved heating equipment. Peachtree Maintenance can coordinate the visit and resulting actions, while the landlord retains a clear record of the inspection outcome and any outstanding remedial decisions.

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Property maintenance and compliance in Greenwich

Peachtree Maintenance supports landlords and agents across Greenwich with property repairs, safety inspections and coordinated follow-up work. The borough ranges from older terraces in Plumstead to managed apartments on Greenwich Peninsula, so access permissions, occupancy and the division between private and communal systems need to be established for each job.

A borough with several rental settings

Greenwich town centre and East Greenwich contain period terraces, conversions and flats near established shopping streets, with university-linked demand alongside professional and family tenancies. Blackheath and Charlton add further period houses and purpose-built blocks. In a conversion, the flat number alone may not identify the correct meter, boiler or entrance. Supply previous certificates and clear directions so the inspection relates to the actual dwelling, not an adjoining flat or the shared hallway.

Eltham and Shooters Hill include suburban houses and lower-rise estates, while Kidbrooke has a mixture of established streets and regeneration-led apartment development. A family house with a later loft room requires a different maintenance review from a flat where the main heating plant belongs to the building. Record those distinctions at the start of a tenancy and update them when alterations change the layout or services.

Coordinating older terraces and modern blocks

Woolwich and Abbey Wood have Elizabeth line connections, with older rental housing alongside newer development. Plumstead terraces can contain shared houses or subdivided accommodation, making occupancy and access information important when booking safety work. Confirm who can admit the contractor, which rooms form part of the letting and whether any common doors or cupboards need another keyholder. A brief description such as a three-bedroom property does not establish the building's management arrangements.

On Greenwich Peninsula and around the Royal Arsenal, apartments often sit within buildings managed separately from the individual tenancy. Water leaks, access-control faults and heating problems can cross the boundary between private fittings and communal infrastructure. Peachtree Maintenance records photo evidence on every job and can coordinate the agreed private repair scope, while the building manager provides permissions or instructions for work affecting shared systems and other residents.

Separating licence coverage from neighbourhood names

Greenwich Council confirms borough-wide additional HMO licensing and selective licensing in designated areas. Its published selective guidance names Woolwich Riverside, Woolwich Common, Shooters Hill, Plumstead Common and Plumstead Glyndon. Because designation boundaries and familiar neighbourhood names are not interchangeable, check the council's address information and current notices before deciding whether a particular home is covered. A consultation about a wider scheme should not be treated as an operative designation.

For a portfolio spanning Eltham houses and Woolwich flats, keep licence correspondence, inspection results and remedial decisions in separate but connected records. A completed repair does not itself show that every licence condition has been met. Peachtree Maintenance offers one point of contact for coordinating maintenance tasks, supplies digital certificates where applicable and supports monthly consolidated invoicing for agents. Those administrative arrangements should preserve an individual history for every dwelling and any separately managed common area.

Licensing in Greenwich

Greenwich operates borough-wide additional HMO licensing for smaller shared properties. Its selective licensing guidance covers eligible single-household or two-individual rentals in Woolwich Riverside, Woolwich Common, Shooters Hill, Plumstead Common and Plumstead Glyndon, with exemptions including licensed HMOs; check the exact address against council information.

Read the details on the Greenwich Council website. Last checked 2026-10-20. Schemes change, so confirm before letting.