Proposed Selective Licensing Scheme

The Council is proposing to introduce a selective licensing scheme in the Hastings and Lemyngton Wards.

The scheme aims to improve property conditions, management standards and to improve the quality of our neighbourhoods and to support safe, inclusive and cohesive communities.

More details about the scheme will be added to this webpage in due course.

What is Selective Licensing?

Selective licensing requires all private rented properties in the designated areas to be licensed by the Council. 

Selective licensing places conditions on landlords relating to the management of the property to help improve standards and issues around poorly-managed properties. 

These include conditions relating to gas and electrical safety, smoke alarms, storage and disposal of household waste, energy performance, security, property management and dealing with anti-social behaviour. 

All privately rented properties within the proposed areas would need a Selective Licence.

Why introduce Selective Licensing?

Privately rented housing has grown considerably within Charnwood and is an important part of providing a range of housing in the Borough, so it is important that the properties:

• are of a good standard
• are well managed

We hope that introducing Selective Licensing will help to:

• improve property conditions
• improve the quality of our neighbourhoods, to support safe, inclusive and cohesive communities.

Proposed licence fees

The licence fee will be £700 (subject to change) and will be for the duration of the designation of the Selective Licensing scheme, which will be five years from the commencement of the approval of the licence. 

Consultation has now closed

The Council ran a consultation on licensing conditions for the selective licensing scheme in two wards in Loughborough:

• Hastings Ward
• Lemyngton Ward

The consultation lasted for six weeks between January 18 and February 26, 2021 and is now closed.