✓ No selective scheme found
Researched with no evidence of a live scheme. Licensing status changes on a weeks-to-months cadence, not annually — this is why we date every page.
🕓 CONSULTATION
Preston Selective Licensing (proposed); coverage: partial; fee: £1050 (Proposed 5-year licence). A real, currently-open public consultation (27 July – 1 October 2026 — genuinely live as of this research date, not historical) covering three named wards with real cited evidence of damp, mould, excess cold and disrepair. Proposed £1,050 licence fee. One of the very few schemes in this project confirmed to be in an actively open consultation window right now.
🔴 IS LIVE NOW
Preston Additional HMO Licensing; coverage: partial
Medium confidence — sourced from a licensing data aggregator, not independently re-verified on the council's own domain this pass. Sources: https://www.preston.gov.uk/article/8472/HMO-licensing-procedure
This scheme is already live — an unlicensed property in a designated area is an offence now, not later.
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