Property licensing in North West

2 of the 20 councils we track in North West operate a selective or additional HMO licensing scheme — 10%. Mandatory HMO licensing applies in every one of them regardless, wherever a property is let to five or more people forming two or more households. A licence from one council never covers a property in another.

What a licence costs in North West

Across the 10 councils in North West where we hold a published fee, the figures we have read run from £700 (Westmorland and Furness, mandatory HMO) to £1,200.50 (Wyre, mandatory HMO). That is 10 fees in total, taken from each council's own published schedule and shown in full on its page — most are banded by property size or unit count, so the headline is a starting point rather than the price. A fee is never a penalty: letting unlicensed where a scheme applies risks far more than the difference between the two figures above.

Councils with a scheme

The rest of North West

No discretionary scheme is established for these councils. That means either the council has confirmed it operates none, or we have not established a position — each page says which. It never means a licence is definitely not needed: mandatory HMO licensing still applies, and a council can designate at any time.

Blackburn with Darwen · Cheshire East · Cheshire West and Chester · Chorley · Cumberland · Fylde · Halton · Hyndburn · Lancaster · Pendle · Preston · Ribble Valley · Rossendale · South Ribble · Warrington · West Lancashire · Westmorland and Furness · Wyre

Information tool, not legal advice. Confirm the position with the council before letting.