Selective licensing · Liverpool City Council
Proposed selective licensing scheme 2027-2032 (consultation)
- Status
- Proposed
- Fee
- Not published yet for the proposed scheme, which would run from 2027 to 2032.
- Applies to
- Privately rented homes, with the area still under consultation. The council consulted on three options: the whole city, on the grounds of low housing demand; areas with high deprivation; or areas where privately rented homes are in poor condition.
Our records last verified 27 August 2026 · council designation page
Area covered
The designation covers a defined area of Liverpool City Council. Check your exact address with the checker below and against the map on the council’s designation page, because scheme boundaries are drawn street by street.
Liverpool City Council also runs its own address-level lookup: check whether a specific address falls inside the scheme.
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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