Selective licensing · Middlesbrough Council
The Council of the Borough of Middlesbrough Designation of an Area for Selective Licensing 2024 (Newport Area) (council page name: Newport 1, phase 2)
- Status
- In force
- Runs
- 23 July 2024 to 22 July 2029
- Designated
- 22 April 2024
- Fee
- £998 per property: £499 when you apply and £499 once the council has issued notice that it intends to grant the licence. A licence lasts until the scheme ends on 22 July 2029, and licences can't be transferred.
- Applies to
- Every privately rented home on the streets of the Newport 1 area listed by the council, in Newport ward, including small shared houses (HMOs with three or four people), which need a selective licence. HMOs with five or more people need an HMO licence instead. Exempt: homes under a prohibition order, business lets, homes run by the council, police, fire service or NHS, student housing managed by a college or university, long leases of over 21 years, homes let to the landlord's family, holiday lets, and homes where the tenant shares with the landlord or the landlord's family. Check the council's street list and map.
Our records last verified 18 October 2026 · council designation page · licence conditions
Area covered
The scheme’s area lies within these wards: Central, Newport. The council publishes the exact area as a map or a street list, so check your address against it.
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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