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  4. Selective Licensing 1 May 2020 to April 2025

Selective Licensing 1 May 2020 to April 2025

In this section

  1. Public Notice of declaration of selective licensing areas
  2. What is Selective Licensing?
  3. You are here: Areas subject to selective licensing
  4. Apply for a selective license and fee information
  5. Project Progress update
  6. Benefits of Selective Licensing
  7. Selective Licensing Exemptions
  8. Enforcement
  9. Typical Licensing Conditions
  10. Frequently asked Questions
  11. Private Sector Selective Licensing Survey 2023

Areas subject to selective licensing

Rotherham has six designated areas where selective licensing will apply from 1st May 2020 to private landlords. The designations will come into force on 1 May 2020 and will last for 5 years. Private Landlords who are not exempt from selective licensing, must hold a licence for the 2020/25 scheme from this date or they commit an offence.

In addition to the offence, landlords who let properties within these areas and apply for a licence after the 31st October 2020, when their property was licensable on the 1st May 2020 or if a property fails to license within 12 weeks of it becoming licensable after the 31st October 2020, will be subject to a Late Licence Fee of £136.00 payable with the application fee. (£68+£136=£204)

In addition to the offence, landlords who let properties within these areas and apply for a licence more than 12 weeks after their properties become licensable will attract a further £136 penalty charge on the cost of the Licence Application.

See streets included in the selective licensing declaration from 1 May 2020

To use the map below simply click on the area to zoom in. To find a specific property, please maximise the map using the square symbol (top right on the map)

Then using the magnifying glass on the orange header of the pop up, type in the address of the property you are searching for.

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