Selective Licensing

Selective Licensing is a scheme that requires landlords to license certain privately rented properties located within designated areas of the Mansfield District. A privately rented property may fall under Selective Licensing if it meets any of the following criteria:

• It is occupied by a single tenant.
• It is occupied by multiple tenants who together form one household (e.g., a family).
• It is occupied by two unrelated individuals who form two separate households (e.g., two friends).

If your property does not meet the above criteria—such as being occupied by three or more unrelated individuals forming separate households—it may instead fall under a different licensing scheme (for example, Additional or Mandatory HMO Licensing).

The application fee is a one-off payment and covers the property until the scheme ends in September 2030.