The property can be a single-household home
Selective licensing is a separate local scheme for privately rented housing. It does not depend on the home being an HMO. Council designations may cover particular wards or streets.
Confirm the exact address
Postcodes can cross boundaries. Use the council map or address checker and read any exemptions. Rental Licensing currently routes partial-area cases to manual council review rather than guessing.
Application, fees and evidence
Apply through the council responsible for the property. Follow its current application instructions, fee schedule, conditions and official designation. Monitoring subscriptions are separate from the council’s application and licence fees.
Read the fee guide and organise the actual certificate dates. The checker does not submit an application or certify a property’s compliance.
Reviewed selective licensing reports
These councils have published records of this type in our current catalog. The list is partial; a council missing here may still have a scheme.
- Lambeth selective licensing · 2 reviewed records
- Nottingham selective licensing · 1 reviewed record
- Harrow selective licensing · 6 reviewed records
- Leeds selective licensing · 1 reviewed record
- Westminster selective licensing · 2 reviewed records
- Wandsworth selective licensing · 2 reviewed records
- Leicester selective licensing · 1 reviewed record
- Hackney selective licensing · 1 reviewed record
- Liverpool selective licensing · 1 reviewed record
Browse council overviews or read the coverage and freshness limits.
Check your property
Use the free checker with your council and property facts. Partial boundaries, flats, converted buildings, resident landlords and statutory exemptions still need individual review.