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 three and four person small HMO's 2021 (council page name: Additional HMO Licensing)
- Status
- Ended
- Dates
- 19 July 2021 to 18 July 2026
- Designated
- 13 April 2021
- Applies to
- HMOs anywhere in Salford let to three or four people from two or more households, other than shared flats in purpose-built blocks of three or more flats whose manager follows an approved code of practice. The scheme ended in July 2026 and its licences can't be renewed. In Salford's two selective licensing areas these homes now need a selective licence.
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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