Selective licensing · Charnwood Borough Council
Charnwood Borough Council Designations for Areas for Selective Licensing (Designation 1: Hastings ward; Designation 2: Lemyngton ward, Loughborough)
- Status
- In force
- Runs
- 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2028
- Designated
- 10 March 2022
- Fee
- £700 per licence: £395 when you apply and £305 when the council grants the licence. If you're a member of the DASH accreditation scheme and the property is registered with it, the second part is £220, £615 in all. There's no option to pay in instalments, and a licence lasts up to five years.
- Applies to
- Every privately rented home in Loughborough's Hastings and Lemyngton wards as they were before the May 2023 ward changes, let to one person, one household or two people who aren't related. Shared houses with three or more people need an HMO licence instead, as Charnwood licenses those borough-wide. Exempt: homes with an HMO licence, homes let by a housing association or other registered provider, homes managed by the council, police, fire service or NHS, student halls run by a college or university, holiday lets, an owner's home with up to two lodgers, homes let to the owner's family, and homes under a management order or with a temporary exemption. Check the council's road lists for your street.
Our records last verified 18 October 2026 · council designation page · licence conditions
Area covered
The designation covers these wards, as they were drawn when the scheme was made:
- Loughborough Hastings
- Loughborough Lemyngton
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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