Additional HMO licensing · Salford City Council
The Council of the City of Salford Designation for citywide additional House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Licensing (Salford) for Section 257 HMOs (council page name: Section 257 additional HMO licensing designation)
- Status
- Starts soon
- Dates
- 24 November 2026 to 24 November 2031
- Designated
- 11 August 2026
- Fee
- The fee depends on the number of flats. For 2 to 4 flats it's £1,431.65: £1,053.96 when you apply and £377.69 when the licence is granted. For 5 to 8 flats it's £1,711.65, and for 9 or more £1,991.65. Each further application by the same landlord costs £36.66 less. Applying before 24 November 2026, or within three months of buying the building, takes £65.85 off. Accredited landlords who apply before 24 November 2026 pay £110.63 less, if both the landlord and the property are accredited by then. The fee applies once steps 1, 2 and 3 of the application are done and all the documents are uploaded.
- Applies to
- From 24 November 2026, every section 257 HMO anywhere in Salford: a building converted into self-contained flats where the conversion doesn't meet the building regulations standard that applies to it and fewer than two thirds of the flats are owner-occupied. Exempt: social housing lets by a registered provider, buildings under a management order or with a temporary exemption, HMOs that need a mandatory licence, and buildings the law says aren't HMOs.
Our records last verified 18 October 2026 · council designation page · licence conditions
Area covered
The scheme covers the whole of Salford City Council. Every privately rented property in the borough that meets the scheme’s criteria needs a licence, wherever it is.
Salford City Council also runs its own address-level lookup: check whether a specific address falls inside the scheme.
What this means for landlords
Additional HMO licensing extends licensing to shared homes below the national 5-person mandatory threshold. If your property in this area houses unrelated sharers, check the scheme’s occupancy criteria. Running a licensable HMO without a licence carries the same penalties as any licensing offence: 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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