Selective licensing in North Lincolnshire

What the designation says

North Lincolnshire operates a selective licensing scheme covering Crosby and Park Town. It came into force on 20 March 2025 and runs until 19 March 2030. Selective licensing applies to privately rented homes generally rather than only to shared houses, so an ordinary house or flat let to a single household within the designated area needs a licence. The designation covers named neighbourhoods rather than the whole authority, so an address should be checked against it rather than assumed from a Scunthorpe postcode. Mandatory HMO licensing applies separately wherever a property is let to five or more people forming two or more households.

What this means for a landlord

A licence must be in place before the property is let, not applied for afterwards. Operating unlicensed in a designated area is a criminal offence: a civil penalty of up to £30,000 per offence, a rent repayment order of up to twelve months' rent, and a section 21 notice that cannot be served while the property is unlicensed. Mandatory HMO licensing applies separately and everywhere, wherever a property is let to five or more people forming two or more households.

North Lincolnshire's own licensing page →