Selective licensing · Brighton & Hove City Council
Brighton & Hove City Council Designation for an Area for Selective Licensing 2024
- Status
- Active
- Runs
- 2 September 2024 — 1 September 2029
- Designated
- 13 March 2024
- Fee
- Standard fee £740, late fee £840 (fees page fetched 2026-08-27; at launch in 2024 the fee was £690 with £783 late fee). Paid in two parts: Part A at application, Part B after approval - the split amounts are not published. Discounts of £75 each (max 2, £150): accreditation (ihowz, NRLA or Safeagent; Propertymark only for letting/managing agents with associate membership where the agent is the licence holder), EPC C or above, registered charity; £50 per-flat discount from the second flat onwards in multi-dwelling buildings.
- Applies to
- Privately rented houses let or occupied under a tenancy or licence in the designated wards - including single occupiers, couples, families, and single-storey properties with 3-4 unrelated occupiers not meeting HMO licensing criteria; excludes mandatory-HMO and additional-HMO licensed properties, registered social landlord lets, and nationally exempted tenancies
Our records last verified 27 August 2026 · council designation page
Area covered
The designation covers the following wards (May 2023 ward boundaries):
- E05015405
- E05015406
- E05015410
- E05015418
What this means for landlords
Selective licensing applies to privately rented homes in the designated area regardless of size — single lets included. Letting an unlicensed property inside the area can mean a civil penalty of up to £30,000, a rent repayment order of up to 12 months’ rent, and no valid possession notice until the position is fixed.
Is your property inside the scheme area?
This checker reflects HouseFile’s records of council licensing designations, not the councils’ live registers. Our records indicate the position at the verification date shown on each result — schemes are designated, renewed and revoked throughout the year, and postcode-level lookups are approximate near scheme boundaries. Always confirm with the council before letting or buying a property, using the source link on each card. This is general information, not legal advice.
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