🔴 IS LIVE NOW
Selective licensing scheme 1; runs 2022-05-01 to 2027-04-30; coverage: partial
Designated areas: Gorton and Abbey Hey, Harpurhey, Clayton and Openshaw. 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.manchester.gov.uk/online-directories/homes-and-property-directories/private-landlords-information-directories/selective-licensing-directories/areas-where-a-selective-licence-is-required · https://www.kammadata.com/uk-property-guide/property-licensing-guide-for-manchester/
🔴 IS LIVE NOW
Selective licensing scheme 2; runs 2023-08-09 to 2028-08-08; coverage: partial
Designated areas: Levenshulme, Moss Side and Whalley Range, Rusholme, The Royals, Longsight. 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.manchester.gov.uk/online-directories/homes-and-property-directories/private-landlords-information-directories/selective-licensing-directories/areas-where-a-selective-licence-is-required
🔴 IS LIVE NOW
Selective licensing scheme 3; runs 2025-05-24 to 2030-05-23; coverage: partial
Designated areas: Cheetham (part), Crumpsall (part), Harpurhey (part), Longsight (part), Miles Platting and Newton Heath (part), Moss Side (part). 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.manchester.gov.uk/online-directories/homes-and-property-directories/private-landlords-information-directories/selective-licensing-directories/areas-where-a-selective-licence-is-required · https://www.northerngroup.co.uk/blog-news/selective-licensing-scheme/
⚠ UNVERIFIED
No evidence of an active additional (HMO) licensing scheme found this pass, but not affirmatively confirmed as absent on a council page. Confirm directly with Manchester City Council before letting.
This scheme is already live — an unlicensed property in a designated area is an offence now, not later.
Manchester 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.
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These apply regardless of Manchester City Council's own licensing rules — every England landlord is on the hook for these:
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