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Selective licensing areas in England
These are the councils where our current data shows an active selective licensing scheme for privately rented homes. Selective licensing can be borough-wide or limited to certain wards or streets, so use this as a starting point and confirm the exact boundary and fee with the council. To check a specific address, use the postcode checker below.
- Councils listed
- 67
- Regions
- 9
- Bexley
Selected wards · Fee from £800
- Havering
Specific areas · Fee from £950
- London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Selected wards · Fee from £950
- London Borough of Barnet
Specific areas · Fee from £774
- London Borough of Brent
Specific areas · Fee from £640
- London Borough of Camden
Borough-wide
- London Borough of Ealing
Selected wards · Fee from £750
- London Borough of Enfield
Specific areas · Fee from £735
- London Borough of Hackney
Specific areas · Fee from £925
- London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Specific areas · Fee from £742
- London Borough of Haringey
Specific areas · Fee from £680
- London Borough of Harrow
Specific areas
- London Borough of Islington
Specific areas · Fee from £850
- London Borough of Lambeth
Specific areas · Fee from £923
- London Borough of Lewisham
Borough-wide · Fee from £640
- London Borough of Newham
Borough-wide · Fee from £750
- London Borough of Redbridge
Specific areas · Fee from £890
- London Borough of Southwark
Specific areas · Fee from £945
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Selected wards · Fee from £747
- London Borough of Waltham Forest
Selected wards · Fee from £895
- London Borough of Wandsworth
Specific areas · Fee from £850
- London Borough of Westminster
Specific areas · Fee from £995
- Merton
Specific areas · Fee from £692
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
Specific areas · Fee from £873
- Blackpool Council
Specific areas · Fee from £772
- Burnley Borough Council
Specific areas · Fee from £715
- City of Salford
Specific areas
- Lancaster
Selected wards
- Liverpool City Council
Specific areas · Fee from £680
- Manchester City Council
Specific areas · Fee from £798
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Specific areas
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Specific areas · Fee from £695
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Specific areas · Fee from £585
- Ashfield
Selected wards · Fee from £350
- Boston Borough Council
Selected wards · Fee from £500
- Charnwood
Selected wards
- Chesterfield Borough Council
Selected wards · Fee from £550
- Gedling
Selected wards · Fee from £840
- Leicester City Council
Specific areas
- Mansfield District Council
Specific areas
- Nottingham City Council
Specific areas
- County Durham
Selected wards · Fee from £565
- Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Specific areas · Fee from £850
- Middlesbrough Council
Specific areas · Fee from £998
- Newcastle upon Tyne City Council
Specific areas · Fee from £1,000
- Northumberland
Selected wards · Fee from £650
- South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
Specific areas · Fee from £550
- Stockton-on-Tees
Selected wards · Fee from £653
- Brighton and Hove
Selected wards · Fee from £711
- Dartford
Borough-wide
- Eastbourne Borough Council
Selected wards · Fee from £500
- Gravesham
Borough-wide
- Oxford City Council
Borough-wide · Fee from £776
- Swale
Borough-wide
- Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Specific areas · Fee from £600
- Leeds City Council
Specific areas
- North East Lincolnshire Council
Selected wards
- North Yorkshire Council
Selected wards
- Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Specific areas · Fee from £975
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Selected wards
- Peterborough City Council
Specific areas · Fee from £908
- Southend-on-Sea
Selected wards · Fee from £808
- Thurrock
Selected wards · Fee from £1,035
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Selected wards
- Bristol City Council
Specific areas · Fee from £799
- Birmingham City Council
Selected wards
- Nuneaton and Bedworth
Borough-wide
Our current data is a research summary, not a legal record. Selective licensing boundaries, fees, and dates should always be verified with the council before letting, purchasing, refinancing, or taking legal action.
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This tool provides general information about landlord licensing schemes in England. Results are based on publicly available data and may not reflect recent changes. This is not legal advice. Always verify licensing requirements directly with your local council before making decisions.