Landlord licensing in Doncaster

Required for any HMO let to 5 or more people forming 2+ households who share facilities.

Fee: 890

Doncaster Council operates ONE selective licensing scheme covering the designated area of HEXTHORPE only. Confirmed directly on City of Doncaster Council's Selective Licensing page: "We currently operate one selective licensing scheme in Doncaster, covering the designated area of Hexthorpe." Designation date: 15 November 2021. Operative date: 1 March 2022. Expiry: 28 February 2027 (5-year scheme). All privately rented properties within the defined Hexthorpe area must be licensed regardless of HMO status, subject to standard exemptions (RSL properties, properties under management orders, properties prohibited under s20 Housing Act 2004, etc.). The earlier Edlington selective licensing scheme came to an end on 6 February 2023 and has NOT been renewed - there is no longer a legal requirement to obtain a selective licence in Edlington. Fee structure: payable in 2 parts. Part 1 (Application fee, fixed) = £200. Part 2 (sliding scale by year of scheme): Year 1 = £400 (£600 total), Year 2 = £320 (£520), Year 3 = £240 (£440), Year 4 = £160 (£360), Year 5 = £80 (£280). Additional £50 fee where the property is unlicensed and enforcement resources are deployed, or where applications are >3 months late. Apply via Doncaster.gov.uk DO IT online portal. The scheme was reintroduced (after a previous Hexthorpe scheme that ended 2020) due to persistent anti-social behaviour linked to the private rented sector - the previous scheme had delivered a 43% reduction in noise complaints and 62% reduction in nuisance complaints.

Areas: {Hexthorpe}

Fee: 600

Scheme runs until: 28 February 2027

No additional licensing scheme is currently in force.