Selective licensing · Brighton & Hove City Council
Brighton & Hove City Council Designation for an Area for Selective Licensing 2026
- Status
- Starts soon
- Dates
- 20 October 2026 to 19 October 2031
- Designated
- 6 July 2026
- Fee
- Expected to be the council's selective licence fee: £740, or £840 if late, with the same discounts as its 2024 scheme. The council's fees page doesn't separate the two schemes. Applications open on 20 October 2026.
- Applies to
- Privately rented homes in Central Hove and Regency wards. The same exemptions as the 2024 scheme: homes licensed as HMOs, social landlord lets, homes under a management order, and the kinds of letting exempt nationally.
Our records last verified 27 August 2026 · council designation page
Area covered
The designation covers these wards, as they were drawn when the scheme was made:
- Central Hove
- Regency
What this means for landlords
Selective licensing applies to privately rented homes of any size in the designated area, including single lets. Letting an unlicensed property inside the area can mean a civil penalty of up to £40,000 and a rent repayment order of up to 24 months’ rent.
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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