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Birmingham Selective Licensing Scheme (25 wards); runs 2023-06-05 to 2028-06-04; coverage: partial; fee: £700 (Licence per property (up to 5 years))
Designated areas: Acocks Green, Alum Rock, Aston, Balsall Heath West, Birchfield, Bordesley Green, Bordesley and Highgate, Bournbrook and Selly Park, Edgbaston, Gravelly Hill, Handsworth, Heartlands (+13 more). Partial-coverage schemes only apply on specific streets — check the council's own boundary map for your exact address.
High confidence — verified on the council's own site. Sources: https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/20175/private_housing/2649/selective_licensing · https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/news/article/1093/ · https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/24082/notice_of_designation_of_an_area_for_selective_licensing.pdf
⚠ UNVERIFIED
Not confirmed either way on an official page this pass. Confirm directly with Birmingham City Council before letting.
This scheme is already live — an unlicensed property in a designated area is an offence now, not later.
Birmingham City Council's selective scheme only covers designated wards, not the whole authority — so the first question is whether your specific address is actually in one. We check that against ONS ward data for your postcode, not a guess from the council name.
Our Licence Application Pack works out exactly which scheme covers your specific address, the real fee breakdown and discounts you can claim, every document the council's own form asks for, and the submission link and deadline — delivered as one dated, ready-to-submit pack.
Licence fees in Birmingham City Council: £700 per property, paid to the council on top of any help you get preparing the application.
£149 one-off. The NRLA, the UK's largest landlord association, resells done-for-you licence application handling through a partner at £295–£425 + VAT per application.
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These apply regardless of Birmingham City Council's own licensing rules — every England landlord is on the hook for these:
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